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Examines images from black culture, from blues to rap and from paintings to videos, and provides more than 180 biographical sketches as well as interesting illustrations.
African American artist and illustrator Ashley Bryan recounts his experiences as a soldier in the segregated army of World War II and how he overcame the racism and horrors of war to pursue his love of art. Bryan includes never-before-seen artwork and letters along with diary entries that document his fears and how he was often treated worse than even the German prisoners of war.
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