Mighty Josh Size:15x30 inches Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

a Southern plantation field slave hoists a basket filled with cotton over his shoulder

North Carolina

Gospel by Michele Wood is an African-American work of art illustrating a stained glass window with an image of a preacher leading a chorus

snapping freshly washed green beans into a basket made of sweetgrass and palmetto

Mighty Josh Size:15x30 inches Mahalia JacksonFrom the New York Times Best Selling book, WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball, by Kadir Nelson, the intimidating slugger, Josh Gibson (sometimes called "the Black Babe Ruth"), stands tall, partially illuminated by the late afternoon sun in front of his home dugout, swinging three bats, taunting the pitcher, Satchel Paige, as he awaits his turn at bat. As he steps our of the shadow, Gibson watches Paige deliver a pitch to batter, Buck