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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Attacking Stereotypes, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

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Two images that express the growing militancy of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. This article explains how Joe Overstreet (1934-) and Betye Saar (1929-) went head to head with the formidable Aunt Jemima and with wit and irony redefined her meaning.

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black power, racial identity, racial stereotypes, betye saar, civil rights movement, joe overstreet, national humanities center
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