Remembering American Icons
Still from Jacqueline Shearer and Paul Stekler’s The Promised Land (1990), courtesy of PBS
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This two-part film series delves into the influences, legacies, and contexts of Black cultural icons. Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition American Icon: The US Flag in Art and the year-long Treasures of American Cinema series.
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