The art: Betye Saar, The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, 1972.

The news: “New Racism Museum Reveals the Ugly Truth Behind Aunt Jemima,” by Jennie Rothenberg Gritz for TheAtlantic.com.

The source: Collection of the Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, Calif.

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   hey remember when this piece was being discussed in my “the american multi-cultural experience” class and it somehow...

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    Love collages by Saar

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