Michael Ray Charles is known for his paintings reflecting on racial stereotypes of African Americans in history. "The bottom line is, we are dealing with American history." Michael Ray Charles says that depressing music is inspirational to him. He appreciates concepts of beauty and struggle. These crutches have lost their functionality; Michael Ray Charles wanted to create from a non-traditional approach. Crutches are symbols of healing as well as harm. Michael Ray Charles Inspired Lesson PlanDiscussion: How does Michael Ray Charles use historical stereotypes in his artwork? How have those stereotypes been harmful in the past? How are they still harmful today? Students will be placed in small groups and given recent magazines. They will be asked to find an advertisement that could be considered harmful. One student from each group will share the group's consensus from their discussion.
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