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The purpose of this painting is to show the struggle of the African Americans who were enslaved and show the violence of it. In the painting, both whites and blacks are armed and are fighting each other. Blood is also visible. It seems as if the blacks are climbing up, which could possibly be portraying the upward battle that African Americans were fighting. This reflects the time period because it portrays a struggle for freedom, which was still being fought for during the Civil Rights Movement with violent acts by both sides.
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