This photograph is from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The image presents a Flood refugee camp, Forrest City, Ark after the Missisipi flood of 1937. In the photo there are many tents lined up. The tents are small and close together, very crowded. All the people in the image are African American, mostly men and children. There are two boys frowning and sitting down. The people who show their face have downhearted and dowel expressions. The people are exiting the camp. Most are wearing jackets and hats. These look to be poor living conditions. Surely a downgrade from their previous homes. Due to the facial expression I am inferring that the people living here are not happy. There are no white people in this refugee camp which shows how different these races were treated after the flood. The tents do not look comfortable for 1 person let alone whole families that have been forced to move here. The ground is very dirty. They look neglected. The sun is out and it could be really hot. This image ties back to my thesis that African American were treated unfairly as to other races when being displaced by the horrible flood. As we see these are horrid living conditions and most of the people living here are African American. This image supports my thesis because it shows the terrible living conditions these displaced African Americans had to endure compared to how people of white skin color were displaced and treated. These are free men and yet we still see the large effects of racism in this country.

This photograph is from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The image presents a Flood refugee camp, Forrest City, Ark after the Missisipi flood of 1937. In the photo there are many tents lined up. The tents are small and close together, very crowded. All the people in the image are African American, mostly men and children. There are two boys frowning and sitting down. The people who show their face have downhearted and dowel expressions. The people are exiting the camp. Most are wearing jackets and hats. These look to be poor living conditions. Surely a downgrade from their previous homes. Due to the facial expression I am inferring that the people living here are not happy. There are no white people in this refugee camp which shows how different these races were treated after the flood. The tents do not look comfortable for 1 person let alone whole families that have been forced to move here. The ground is very dirty. They look neglected. The sun is out and it could be really hot. This image ties back to my thesis that African American were treated unfairly as to other races when being displaced by the horrible flood. As we see these are horrid living conditions and most of the people living here are African American. This image supports my thesis because it shows the terrible living conditions these displaced African Americans had to endure compared to how people of white skin color were displaced and treated. These are free men and yet we still see the large effects of racism in this country.

In some ways, the exhibit’s “Living condition” is similar to mine. I like how they discuss the introduction. They keep the introduction brief and to the point, and they go into detail about their writing. racism and mistreatment of black people following the flood, segregation they were placed in a poor community They did not, however, use any type of art or visual for the group introduction to give the reader an idea of what they were talking about. Visual art is very important in creating a good exhibition. Before reading The Living Conditions exhibit, I had never heard of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which devastated the African American community.which killed 350 people and left nearly 1 million people without a place to live, and the government did little to help those people because Africans were seen as less than because racism was on full display at the time. I like Maira’s art because it accurately depicts the message she is attempting to convey, such as how the flood affected the African American community and how desperate they were for assistance, as evidenced by the long lines of people. I would recommend this to anyone interested in learning about the history of the event and the struggles that some people faced in that location.