Friday, June 18, 2021

Happy National Juneteenth 2021 - "Labor" - The Hall of Negro Life - Mural by African American Artist Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)


"Labor" - The Hall of Negro Life - Mural by African American Artist Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)

Negro participation in the Texas centennial exposition,
by Jesse O. Thomas, 1938.


"Labor" is the holder of the key to a true under standing of the Negro in a new world. Music, Art and Religion are all a part of the contribution. The agricultural workers on the left and the industrialists on the right bring their gifts to “ Labor ". The woman in the center of the composition with the babe in outstretched arms, symbolizes a plea for equal recognition. Heretofore, in all submerged social elements, the Negro woman has occupied the lowest position. Here, she is given a place of honor. The child is a sort of banner, a pledge of Negro determination to carry on and share the burden of humanity in its struggle toward truth and light .