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    The Black landscape artist behind the Bidens' inaugural painting
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  • Who received the painting "Landscape with Rainbow." as a gift when he was sworn in as president?
    Joe Biden
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  • What present did Joe Biden received when he was sworn in as president?
    The painting "Landscape with Rainbow."
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  • Who was Robert S. Duncanson?
    Duncanson was a Black landscape artist.
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  • When did Robert S. Duncanson paint "Landscape with Rainbow."?
    In 1859.
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  • What is the name of Joe Biden`s wife?
    Jill Biden
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  • Who chose the painting from the Smithsonian American Art Museum?
    Jill Biden, the first lady
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  • Jill Biden said the rainbow in the painting was a good ...?
    Omen
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  • What is an omen?
    An omen is a sign of the future.
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  • Which city in the state of Oklahoma was known as BLACK WALL STREET?
    Greenwood
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  • What happened to many black families and towns during the Great Depression?
    Many Black families were forced to move to find work. They left their all-black towns behind. Without them, the towns died away.
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  • What two typical buildings usually appeared in all-black towns?
    Churches and schools
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  • What does it mean that Curtis was an assimilationist?
    He believed that Native Americans should assimilate into white American society.
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  • Why some Native Americans today say that Curtis' policies were a disaster for Native American communities?
    He supported the Dawes Act of 1887. It allowed the government to divide tribal lands into separate plots. The land was then sold to the public.
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