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A mural showing Frederick Douglass in the middle, flanked by an African American man holding an African American child on one side and a Black soldiers and slaves on the other side.

A mural showing Frederick Douglass in the middle, flanked by an African American man holding an African American child on one side and a Black soldiers and slaves on the other side.

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A mural showing Frederick Douglass in the middle, flanked by an African American man holding an African American child on one side and a Black soldiers and slaves on the other side.

A mural showing Frederick Douglass in the middle, flanked by an African American man holding an African American child on one side and a Black soldiers and slaves on the other side.

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Artbound Season 12 (Preview)

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Artbound

Artbound Season 12 (Preview)

Artbound Season 12 (Preview)

Artbound Season 12 (Preview)

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Julian Torres in mariachi outfit | Still from "Southland Sessions" S1 E3: Mariachi - from Romance to Resistance

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Aida Cuevas and La Marisoul at the Soraya | Ricki Quinn, Courtesy of the Soraya

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