During World War II, racism flourished the United States even as the war effort sought to bring people together. [See learning resources here.](https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/beardens-factory-workers/) Romare Bearden, _Factory Workers_ , 1942, gouache and casein on brown Kraft paper mounted on board, 94.93 × 73.03 cm (Minneapolis Institute of Art) A Seeing America video A conversat
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