Aaron Douglas - Aspects of Negro Life (Part 4 - Song of the Towers)
We Who Are Dark by Trent Tomengo
Episode notes
Dr. Vaz and Professor Tomengo conclude their conversation on Aaron Douglas's seminal series Aspects of Negro Life, addressing the final painting in the series, Song of the Towers. They cover issues related to the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and the labor movment of the United States at time, giving special attention to the presidential administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They discuss, among other topics, how those administrations shaped race relations in our country.
Keywords
History, Humanities, African, Black, Diaspora, we who are dark, Panafrican, fba, Latin, America, Black Art, African American history, African American Art