This essay looks at African American artists of the visual arts who participated in the anti-lynching movement in the period between the 1890s and the 1930s and the art they created. This activist art redefined the issue of lynching by focusing on the victims and treating them in a humane fashion. This research is necessary because this is a legitimate part of American history, yet the art and the many of the artists are usually overlooked.
An interdisciplinary method is used to explore the issue from a historical, cultural, and aesthetic perspective. This analysis is accomplished by considering the scholarship of art historians, historians, social scientists, and writers, and the art of various African American artists. Based on this analysis, it is determined that African American artists of the fine arts courageously participated in the anti-lynching movement and made a significant contribution.
