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Slaves Dancing After Freedom CM

The painting is of an African family dancing around with joyous smiles on their
faces. The title of the painting was "Slaves Dancing After Freedom," so that is why they
are so overjoyed. The slaves had to endure many hardships and a life of misery, so
their joy after being freed is expected. The meaning of the picture is that it is trying to tell
you how overjoyed the slaves were and interpret their jubilation when they were finally
free from their imprisonment. They are dancing around, singing, and praising.
Obviously, I have no personal experience with slavery, but I know from textbooks,
movies, and songs how terrible and harsh it was. This painting is poetic because it
moves me with sadness, remembering all that I know about slavery, but also joy,
knowing that slavery is no longer going on today. The idea of this painting also makes
me wonder how humans could do such things to other human beings, based on
something so trivial as the color of their skin. The same thing could be said about the
Jews and their persecution. These types of things in history really do interest me
because they say a lot about human nature and their wanting of control and constant
chasing of power.

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