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=Art=
The use of art to express social injustices is represented in all forms of art such as murals, posters, buttons, photographs, childrens coloring books, cartoons, etc.


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[[Image:Spanish_clidren_protest.jpg]] [[Image:Women_justice.jpg]]


==History==
=History=


Here is a history of how and when art was used to express social injustices. How art and the social actions have progressed over the years.
Here is a brief history of certain social issues during certain periods of time. You will see how the issues were represented through different forms of art.


[[Pre-1920s]]
[[Pre-1920s]]
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[[1920s]]
[[1920s]]


[[1940s]]
[[1950s-1960s]]


[[1960s]]


==Issues==
=Issues=
 
[[Racism]]
 
[[Classism]]


[[Sexism]]
[[Sexism]]


[[Discrimination Against the Disabled]]
[[Womens Rights]]


[[Immigration]]
[[May Day]]

Latest revision as of 01:20, 12 May 2006

The use of art to express social injustices is represented in all forms of art such as murals, posters, buttons, photographs, childrens coloring books, cartoons, etc.

History

Here is a brief history of certain social issues during certain periods of time. You will see how the issues were represented through different forms of art.

Pre-1920s

1920s

1950s-1960s


Issues

Sexism

Womens Rights

May Day