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The Art of Kadir Nelson: The Artist

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the career of illustrator and artist Kadir Nelson, whose work has been featured in films, children's books and major museums.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Artists, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The artwork of four nineteenth-century free blacks expressed in portraits, landscapes, sculpture, and photography. Links to works from Joshua Johnson, Robert Scott Duncanson, Edmonia Lewis, and Augustus Washington are provided.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Images, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article review examples of black protest in art by Claude Clark and Charles White. Links to images and supplemental resources are provided here as well.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Hollywood Blacklisting

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a written transcript or a Real Audio version of the interview of two blacklisted artists.