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Visions seven Black men men looking into the distance, uses neutral tones - small line crack damage, partially destroyed, 1975 -
[unknown] ancient column, mother earth in center, men dragging heavy ball-weights, continuous saws, gears working in background - chipping of paint -
[unknown] moon with face, several hands, KKK, coin, predatory birds, various working class people, homeless man, preacher, graduate (holding a watermelon), hourglass, falcon, several large hands - minimal damage -
[unknown] Afrocentric Adam & Eve/Garden of Eden scene, Muslim crescent moon and star (hilal), chips missing from paint -
[unknown] railroad, eagle, sky different on both sides, birth/death, pregnant woman on left side, elder on right side, pain in center, dog looking back, possible reference to parting of the Red Sea, use of wall cutout to hide God’s face - small chips missing -
[unknown] futuristic freeway, flying vehicles, buildings, colorful/vibrant cars -
[unknown] woman merging with sun, yellow hues - possibly unfinished - flaking of paint -
[unknown] American flag with pieces of corn, Dr. King, church, graveyard, preacher, emphasis on feeding and clothing Black children, globe and scale - small damage -
[unknown] fantasy scene, faces peeking from tree, mother holding dead son?, one-eyed woman in cloak, moonlight from left - cracking of paint -
[unknown] Black power, fighting back to protect community from police brutality, Medusa beauty shop, intentional placement of mural with fire hose, goddess, red eye beaming, brick looks like speech bubbles - chips of painting missing -
[unknown] three panels, goddesses, South Asian style, night and day, sun painted in center of columns, use of swirls design, sari? - not damaged -
[unknown] Jones’ surrealist Hannah Hall mural depicts bald, one-eyed men conducting a television broadcast. The artist incorporated Hannah Hall’s architecture into the design, as the beige panel, where the camera lens would be, was a glass transom window when the mural was painted. Dr. Biggers urged students to carefully consider where to paint their murals. -
[unknown] futuristic figures, people chained, surreal body forms, dragon/monster in corner area, beaming mask figure in sky - damaged (paint chipping) possibly unfinished? -
[unknown] colorful scene, shotgun houses, children playing, elders, fun/work, mixture of homes during different times, church in background, vast landscape, quilt pattern covering houses - no damage -
Campus Life: Turmoil of the 60’s eagle carrying lynch rope, war scenes, image of Tommy Smith and John Carlos’ 1968 Olympics protest, LBJ, Nixon, Dr. King, Wheatley basketball defeating TJ in 1968, skulls, White House, Capitol Building, various protest signs - no damage -
[unknown] Confederate flag, Declaration of Independence, skulls as chain links, men breaking chains, lynching - red, white and blue color pallete - damage from signage -
[unknown] angel, devil, bug, flower, standing on cross, grave, hourglass, ladder - moderate damage -
[unknown] Mills’ Hannah Hall mural reflects on white supremacist violence in the US and Black activism. Key political figures like Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy appear throughout the mural. In the center, a man either lifts or pulls down the American flag to reveal or conceal hidden white supremacists. -
[unknown] scripture, cross, faceless figures, fire at bottom, angel, indigenous person, Blood -
[unknown] religious theme, pyramids, Jesus on cross, fish miracle, healing miracle, Mary and Joseph, damage on lining above water fountain -
[unknown] reflects on artist's life-cycle, hatching from egg, religious symbols (cross, Star of David, and Ankh), partially unfinished? - slight damage -
[unknown] vibrant colors, foliage, scenes of womanhood, childbirth, marriage, moon/stars, flower crown - no damage -
Jackson State College String Ensemble The Jackson State College String Ensemble conducted by Josiah J. Sampson, perform during the opening reception of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival. -
Jackson State College Chorale Jackson State College Chorale led by Raymond I. Johnson perform during the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival opening program. -
[unknown] science imagery, fumes coming from beaker, piped in background and blue/green tones - damaged, chipping paint