Demonstrators protesting Senator William Borah’s stand against anti-lynching legislation outside Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, NY, January 28, 1936. Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images. Demonstrators protesting Senator William Borah’s stand against anti-lynching legislation outside Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, NY, January 28, 1936. Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images

Romare Bearden Artist and Protester

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It’s very likely that this 1936 black-and-white photo of a protest in Brooklyn captures two hitherto unknown paintings by Romare Bearden, one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated African American artists.