© Leonard Freed / Magnum Photos
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Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City,
ca. 1970
Leonard Freed, American, 1929–2006
2015-6763
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Freed chronicled everyday life in African American communities to investigate the manifestations and effects of the civil rights movement. In this image, two black school children pose in a way that suggests the maturity of adults. Behind them, stenciled writing on a building reads: “Black is Beautiful / Also a Struggle / Join the Struggle,” evoking a rallying cry of the Black Power Movement in its fight for an equal embrace of the black body in the wake of white supremacy.
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Title
Two children stand in front of black awareness sign, New York City
Dates
ca. 1970
Maker
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of M. Robin Krasny, Class of 1973, in memory of Dr. Robert Curvin, Graduate School Class of 1975
Object Number
2015-6763
Place Depicted
North America, United States, New York, New York
Signatures
Signed in graphite on verso, lower right
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