Waging a battle New exhibit shows how Black artists still struggle to get their works known.(Time Out!)

From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: February 14, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Lea Silverman Medill News Service

Frederick Douglass' birthday, Malcolm X's assassination and Nelson Mandela's release from prison all occurred in the month of February.

This month also marks the anniversary of the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott arrests and the Greensboro, N.C., Woolworth lunch- counter sit-in.

So it comes as no surprise that February is designated Black History Month.

In a timely fashion, "A Century of Collecting: African American Art in The Art Institute of Chicago" opens Saturday. The major new exhibit represents nearly 200 years of ...

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