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With hopes of migrating to the north and Midwest in search of new opportunities and better conditions, African Americans fled the Jim Crow south during The Great Migration. Upon arrival in these new lands, many of them were steered into overcrowded and poorly maintained slums, still facing systemic barriers that confined them to substandard living conditions. This piece depicts that pattern.
acrylic, acrylic gouache, and oil on canvas
30in x 40in
With hopes of migrating to the north and Midwest in search of new opportunities and better conditions, African Americans fled the Jim Crow south during The Great Migration. Upon arrival in these new lands, many of them were steered into overcrowded and poorly maintained slums, still facing systemic barriers that confined them to substandard living conditions. This piece depicts that pattern.
acrylic, acrylic gouache, and oil on canvas
30in x 40in