History refused to die : the enduring legacy of the African American art of Alabama

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General Note:	Published on the occasion of the two-part exhibition at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and Alabama Contemporary Arts Center, March--December 2015. "Unless otherwise noted in the photographic captions, all works of art ... are from the collection of William S. Arnett or the William S. Arnett Collection of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation"--Title page verso. Artists include: Gee's Bend Quiltmakers, Louisiana Bendolph, Arthur Dial, Richard Dial, Thornton Dial Jr., Thornton Dial Sr., Lonnie Holley, Ronald Lockett, Charlie Lucas, Joe Minter, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A history that refused to die / William S. Arnett -- From seeds : slavery in antebellum Alabama / Margaret Lynne Ausfeld -- One hour after slavery / Bernard L. Herman -- "Looking at my bloody feet" / Sharon P. Holland -- A fast walk through a long history : from Jamestown to Selma / Horace Randall Williams -- The tree as anchor of life : the path to freedom in three acts / Diala Toure -- The souls of great contemporary art / Hill Harper -- Mending the arch / Robert Sain -- Only artists / Karen Wilkin.