Expressions in Art

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      This image portrays racism, an element commonly shown in Having Our Say.  Sadie and Bessie were persecuted for being black, and only for being black.  The picture is a black boy scrubbing a white man's shoe.  It symbolizes that whites think they are better than blacks.  During the 20th century, blacks were forced to do the dirty work or go hungry.  Only whites could have the good jobs.  However, a few people, like Sadie and Bessie, worked hard and got decent jobs.  They could have been millionaires with their hard work, but racism did not let them do that.  Bessie was made fun of and taken advantage of during her time in dental school.  Racism was the main issue of Having Our Say.  Bessie joined in on riots to fight it, but Sadie still hated it the same amount.