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.
Jacob came from a poor family.His mother believed there was little chance
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her son could grow up to be a successful painter.She wanted him to aim for something more
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.But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented.Alston
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him how to use paints to make stage sets.
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio. That was an exciting place for a young black man
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to become an artist.Many creative people
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there to talk about art, literature and history.From their
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,Jacob learned that history books often
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the accomplishments of African Americans.He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero.He
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Toussaint, who had helped free his people
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French ruling.
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed
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admiration.To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that
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him away from painting.Then something encouraging happened.An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job.For eighteen months, Jacob was given a
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