African-American Slave Art The African-American Thesis

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Works Cited

Bailey, Thomas, et al. The American Pageant. Lexington D.C. Heath and Company, 1994.

Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. New York: Penguin, 1982.

Levernier, James a. "Frederick Douglass: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature, 3rd ed. 1994. GALE Resource Database. Site Accessed August 3, 2006. http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com

Norton, Mary Beth, et al. A People and a Nation. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990.
Richard Powell. African-American Art. 2005 Oxford University Press. http://www.aawc.com
Rodriguez, Junius P.. "African-American Experience: Art." African-American Experience. 12 September, 2008. http://aae.greenwood.com
Rodriguez, Junius P. "African-American Experience: Art." African-American Experience. 12 September, 2008. http://aae.greenwood.com
Richard Powell. African-American Art. Oxford University Press. 12 September 2008. http://www.aawc.com
Rodriguez, Junius P.. "African-American Experience: Art." African-American Experience. http://aae.greenwood.com
10 Rodriguez, Junius P.. "African-American Experience: Art." African-American Experience. http://aae.greenwood.com
11 Levernier, James a. "Frederick Douglass: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature, 3rd ed. 1994. GALE Resource Database. 3 August 2006. http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com


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