The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America

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The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America is a 1943 mural by African American artist Charles White that powerfully depicts Black Americans’ historical struggles and achievements in shaping U.S. democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mural ⓘ
artisticMedium mural painting ⓘ
associatedWith African American civil rights movement (broad historical context) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Charles White ⓘ
creatorEthnicity African American ⓘ
creatorGender male ⓘ
creatorName Charles Wilbert White ⓘ
depicts Black Americans’ achievements ⓘ
Black Americans’ struggles ⓘ
Black leaders ⓘ
abolitionists ⓘ
contribution of African Americans to U.S. democracy ⓘ
educators ⓘ
enslaved African Americans ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ
struggle for equality ⓘ
struggle for freedom ⓘ
workers ⓘ
genre social realist art ⓘ
hasTheme American democracy ⓘ
Black empowerment ⓘ
racial justice ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
historicalContext Jim Crow era in the United States ⓘ
linked to: Jim Crow laws

World War II era ⓘ
inception 1943 ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
mainSubject African American history ⓘ
African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans

civil rights ⓘ
democracy in the United States ⓘ
movement African American art ⓘ
Social Realism ⓘ
notableFor powerful depiction of Black Americans’ role in U.S. democracy ⓘ
representation of African American struggles and achievements ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted history of African Americans in the United States ⓘ
title The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America ⓘ

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Charles White → notableWork → The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America ⓘ
Charles Wilbert White Jr. → notableWork → The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America ⓘ
The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America → title → The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America ⓘ