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Benny Andrews (American, 1930â??2006). Witness (detail), 1968. Oil on canvas with painted fabric collage, 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm). Â© Estate of Benny Andrews/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Photo: Matthew Newton, courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY The image may only be used for editorial content related to the exhibition, including reviews, in the interior of the print or online publication. The copyright credit line must appear directly below or adjacent to all reproductions. Except for critical reviews, no images may be reproduced after the closing of the exhibition unless authorized in writing by VAGA. Except for critical reviews, all online reproductions shall be removed at the conclusion of the exhibition. If reproduced on the web, the reproduction shall be a maximum of 72 dpi with a dimension of no more than 1000 pixels on the longest side. The copyright credit line must be underlined or highlighted to create a link to www.vagarights.com.

Jack Whitten (American, born 1939). Birmingham 1964. Aluminum foil, newsprint, stocking, and oil on plywood, 16 5/8 x 16 in. (42.2 x 40.6 cm). Collection of the artist, courtesy of the artist and Alexander Gray Associates, New York. © Jack Whitten

Moneta Sleet Jr. (American, 1926â??1996). Rosa Parks, Dr. and Mrs. Abernathy, Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading marchers into Montgomery, 1965, printed circa 1970. Gelatin silver print, 13 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. (34 x 27.3 cm). Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of the Johnson Publishing Company, 426:1991. Â© Johnson Publishing Company, LLC No altering or cropping, alterations allowed.

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894â??1978). New Kids in the Neighborhood (Negro in the Suburbs), 1967. Oil on canvas, 36 1/2 x 57 1/2 in. (92.7 x 146.1 cm). Story illustration for Look, May 16, 1967. Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Printed by permission of the Norman Rockwell Family Agency. Â© 2013 the Norman Rockwell Family Entities

2012.80.16 Jae Jarrell (American, born 1935). Urban Wall Suit, circa 1969. Dyed and printed silk with paint, 38 x 21 x 10 (96.5 x 53.3 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of R. M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harriss, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange; Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 2012.80.16. © Jae Jarrell

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917â??2000). Soldiers and Students, 1962. Opaque watercolor over graphite on wove paper, 22 7/16 x 30 7/16 in (57 x 77.3 cm). Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, bequest of Jay R. Wolf, Class of 1951. Â© 2013 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Press Permission is contingent upon the artwork not being cropped, detailed, overprinted or altered; the work being fully credited; and the inclusion of the appropriate copyright notice (listed above) adjacent to all reproductions.

Jeff Donaldson (American, 1932â??2004). Wives of Shango, 1969. Watercolor with mixed media on paper, 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of R. M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harriss, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange; Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 2012.80.13. Â© Jameela K. Donaldson

Barkley L. Hendricks (American, born 1945). Lawdy Mama, 1969. Oil and gold leaf on canvas, 53 3/4 x 36 1/4 in. (136.5 x 92.1 cm). The Studio Museum in Harlem, Gift of Stuart Liebman, in memory of Joseph B. Liebman, 83.25. © Barkley L. Hendricks. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Edward Kienholz (American, 1927â??1994). It Takes Two to Integrate (Cha Cha Cha), 1961. Painted dolls, dried fish, glass in wooden box, 31 1/4 x 22 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (79.4 x 57.2 x 19.1 cm). Collection of David R. Packard and M. Bernadette Castor, Portola Valley, California. Â© Kienholz. Photo: Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, California

David Hammons (American, born 1943). The Door (Admissions Office), 1969. Wood, acrylic sheet, and pigment construction, 79 x 48 x 15 in. (200.7 x 122 x 38.1 cm). California African American Museum, Los Angeles, Collection of Friends, the Foundation of the California African American Museum. © David Hammons Must be reproduced in its entirety, may not be bled off the page, superimposed, or cropped.

Robert Indiana (American, born 1928). The Confederacy: Alabama, 1965. Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 in. (177.8 x 152.4 cm). Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio, Gift of Walter and Dawn Clark Netsch. © 2013 Morgan Art Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Press Permission is contingent upon the artwork not being cropped, detailed, overprinted or altered; the work being fully credited; and the inclusion of the appropriate copyright notice (listed above) adjacent to all reproductions.

Philip Guston (American, born Canada, 1913â??1980). City Limits, 1969. Oil on canvas, 77 x 103 1/4 in. (195.6 x 262.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Gift of Musa Guston, 1991. Â© The Estate of Philip Guston

Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915â??2012). Homage to My Young Black Sisters, 1968. Cedar, 68 x 12 x 12 in. (172.7 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm). Collection of Reginald and Aliya Browne. Â© Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Photo: Erwin Gaspin The image may only be used for editorial content related to the exhibition, including reviews, in the interior of the print or online publication. The copyright credit line must appear directly below or adjacent to all reproductions. Except for critical reviews, no images may be reproduced after the closing of the exhibition unless authorized in writing by VAGA. Except for critical reviews, all online reproductions shall be removed at the conclusion of the exhibition. If reproduced on the web, the reproduction shall be a maximum of 72 dpi with a dimension of no more than 1000 pixels on the longest side. The copyright credit line must be underlined or highlighted to create a link to www.vagarights.com.

EL113.002 Emma Amos (American, born 1938). Three Figures, 1966. Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 in. (152.4 x 127 cm). Collection of the artist. © Emma Amos / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Photo: Becket Logan The image may only be used for editorial content related to the exhibition, including reviews, in the interior of the print or online publication. The copyright credit line must appear directly below or adjacent to all reproductions. Except for critical reviews, no images may be reproduced after the closing of the exhibition unless authorized in writing by VAGA. Except for critical reviews, all online reproductions shall be removed at the conclusion of the exhibition. If reproduced on the web, the reproduction shall be a maximum of 72 dpi with a dimension of no more than 1000 pixels on the longest side. The copyright credit line must be underlined or highlighted to create a link to www.vagarights.com.