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Blacks As Artists and Subjects in History

Writer's picture: Elis Clain Group StaffElis Clain Group Staff

Updated: Feb 22, 2023



The Black Madonna of Częstochowa. Photo courtesy of U.S. Catholic.


Blacks As Artists and Subjects informs of the pre-colonial images of black people and is the 10th activity in the ECG Black History Month (BHM) series. Starting with:
 
Activity #1: The Original People
Activity #2: What Makes Black People Black
Activity #3: The Lebombo & Ishango Bones
Activity #4: Pre-Colonial Africa
Activity #5: The African Diaspora
Activity #6: Slavery in the Americas 
Activity #7: The Power of the Reconstruction Era 
Activity #8: More on the Black Codes and Jim Crow
Activity #9: Anti-Black Racist Propaganda 
 
This 20-Activity series provides supplemental learning for each school day of the month of February 2023. The first activity was FREE but each subsequent activity will be offered at a discount during BHM. Activities will be uploaded throughout the month of February.  Come back each day for the latest activity. 

The activities contain a vocabulary section to ensure students are comprehending the material,  a reading section which includes much of the vocabulary and introduces students to the topic, a STEM section which requires students to scientifically think about the material and may include vocabulary, and a writing section which requires students to reflect on the material or answer the prompt using evidence or by making inferences.  



The Brief Student Reading:

As the first modern humans, Black people were the first to develop paints and the first to create art. They were the first to make sculptures, tools, and instruments as well.

The Grimaldi were the early Africans who migrated into Europe and colonized it. Many people credit them with creating the Venus of Willendorf sculptures.

Throughout parts of Asia, you will find several ancient Buddhist temples and sculptures of Buddha with very African features.

Throughout Mediterranean Europe, there are very old statues of what are called Black Madonnas. The Virgin Mary, in Christian belief, is the mother of Jesus and is known as Madonna. She is portrayed with Baby Jesus suckling at her Breast. The first portrayal of a Madonna was in Kemet. The Goddess Auset, with the God Ausar, are portrayed with their son, Heru, suckling at Auset’s breast.


The paintings inside the Pyramids and temples of Kemet are filled with Black royalty extending back several thousands of years.


The fifteenth century tapestry, Wild-men and the Moors, show wild European men trying to take over a Moorish castle in Europe.


The past paints a picture of Black greatness.


End of Brief Student Reading!




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