JACOB LAWRENCE (1917–2000) 
The Migration of the Negro, Panel no. 5, 1940-1941
The Negroes were given free passage on the railroads which was paid back by Northern industry. It was an agreement that the people brought North on these railroads were to pay back their passage after they had received jobs.
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Casein tempera on hardboard |
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12 x 18 in. |
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Acquired 1942. © The Estate of Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
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