Scene in Texas Slavery Days c. 1935 - 1943

Claire Mahl Moore's 1935-1943 lithograph, "Scene in Texas Slavery Days," is a powerful depiction of the brutality of slavery in the American South. The artwork, rendered in stark black and white, portrays a white man whipping a Black man, while a white woman looks on, her expression a mix of horror and indifference. The towering oil derricks in the background signify the economic forces that fueled the institution of slavery. Moore's work is a haunting reminder of the history of racial injustice in the United States, and it serves as a call for social change.