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Seth Parker Woods, cello + voice
Artwork: Select panels from The Migration Series (1940-41) by Jacob Lawrence

The following images from The Migration Series by Jacob Lawrence courtesy of The Jacob and
Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation and The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

Panel 1: During World War I there was a great migration North by southern African Americans.
Panel 6: The trains were crowded with migrants.
Panel 16: After a lynching the migration quickened.
Panel 32: The railroad stations in the South were crowded with northbound travelers.
Panel 46: Industries boarded their workers in unhealthy quarters. Labor camps were numerous.
Panel 58: In the North the African American had more educational opportunities.

Film by Point of Order Productions

Filmed at Merkin Hall
Seth Parker Woods served as an Artist In Residence at Kaufman Music Center for the 20/21 season.

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