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S e l e c t R e a d i n g s J a m e s Y a t e s - L a u g h l i n Cover Artwork: Jasper Johns Three Flags 1958 Encaustic on canvas 78.4 × 115.6 × 12.7 cm Whitney Museum of American Art - New York USA A M E R I C A N C u l t u r e a n d S o c i e t y S e l e c t R e a d i n g s J a m e s Y a t e s - L a u g h l i n Copyright ? 2012 by James Ding, Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed without the written permission of the copyright holder. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Yates-Laughlin, James, 1966 - Twentieth Century American Art th th 1. Modern Art – 19 Century. 2. Modern Art – 20 Century. I. Yates-Laughlin, James, 1966 - II. Twentieth Century American Art. III. The Ash Can School IV. Volume I in monograph series: Ash Can to Pop Can: The Story of American Painting in the 20th Century. ISBN-13: 978-988-97010-7-X Cover and interior design copyright ? 2012 James Ding, Limited. History does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do. James Baldwin “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing…” Thomas Jefferson G e n e s i s o f a M o v m e n t a n d P r o p h e t s o f F r e e d o m : he civil rights movement, which began during the late 1950s, Twas a defining event of the 1960s. The recognition of equality and the extension of rights to African Americans that are taken for granted today were the direct result of monumental actions undertaken by Americas black community and their supporters during the sixties. But changes do not take place in a vacuum, especially when they are as important as those resulting from the civil rights movement. So, to fully understand the events of the 60s you need to t