No. 1 John Brown, a man who had a fanatical belief that he was chosen by God to overthrow black slavery in America.

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A screen print from the series “The Legend of John Brown” by Jacob Lawrence. The print depicts Jesus crucified on a black cross with long, yellow nails. Red blood drips from the feet of Jesus onto the ground. John Brown stands at the foot of the cross, his back leaning against it with only his right face profile visible. The background consists of a brown hill on the left and a dark blue sky. On the front of the print, the artist wrote the series number and edition in the lower left corner [#1 51/60] and signed and dated in the lower right corner [Jacob Lawrence 1977].

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