Art for Equality: The NAACP’s Cultural Campaign for Civil Rights

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Art for Equality ART FOR EQUALITY The NAACP’s Cultural Campaign for Civil Rights JENNy WoodlEy Copyright © 2014 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Woodley, Jenny, 1980Art for equality : the NAACP’s cultural campaign for civil rights / Jenny Woodley. pages cm. — (Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-4516-7 (hardcover : acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-0-8131-4518-1 (PDF) — ISBN 978-0-8131-4517-4 (ePub) 1. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People—History—20th century. 2. Arts—Political aspects—United States—History—20th century. 3. Anti-racism —United States—History—20th century. 4. African Americans—Civil rights—United States—History—20th century. 5. Civil rights movements—United States—History— 20th century. 6. African American artists—History—20th century. 7. African Americans in art—History—20th century. 8. African Americans—Intellectual life—20th century. 9. United States—Intellectual life—20th century. 10. United States—Race relations— History—20th century. I. Title. E185.5.N276W66 2014 323.1196'073--dc23 2014003473 This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses Due to variations in the technical specifications of different electronic reading devices, some elements of this ebook may not appear as they do in the print edition. Readers are encouraged to experiment with user settings for optimum results. For Niamh, who arrived when this book was in its final stages and who is the most wonderful distraction. ...