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we will return to judy and the rest of the full program after the latest headlines. we have two main stories tonight. joe biden scores breakout wins in the democratic presidential campaigns. and e coronavirus outbreak claims more victims. the united states now has 11 deat from the virus, 10 in washington state and the first one in california. vethisng, california's governor declared a atewide emergency, the third state governor to do so. >> community spread is no longer just in the northern part of the state. we have had a number of incidences throughout the state of california. no longer north, now in southern california. >> meanwhile, congress moved to provide emergency funding to combat the outbreak. >> as the number of infections in the u.s. continues to ris

the house of representatives overwhelmingly passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending measure to fight the outbreak. the bill includes $3 billion for increased research into a vaccine and other treatments. for public health -- $2.2 or public health prevention and response. $1 billion for medical supplies. and $300 million to help low income people afford potential vaccine. it would also provide potentially billions and lns to small businesses hurt by the outbreak. the senate is expected to votom on the billrow. meanwhile, on the other siae of pennsylvvenue -- >> we are doing a very effective job. >> president trump and vice president pence met with top industry officials, including airline ceo's. the president urged the country not to be raid to fly. >> large portions of the world are very safe to fly.

wethon't want to say ag other than that. we have closed down certain sections of the world, frankly, and they have sort of automatically close to them also. >> but some airlines are worried it will get worse. united allowed -- announced it will cut internationlights by 20% and domestic flights by 10% next month. it is als implementing a hiring freeze and may trim flights even more. confirmed cases of covid-19, which in the u.s. are still relatively low in number, are growing. los angeles declared a public health emergency today inre onse to six new confirmed infections. l.a. mayor erictt gartried to calm the public. >> this is important. we are not saying the situation is dramatically worse. what we are saying and this echoes the cdc, the potential public health risk is elevated and significant. >> elsewhere, officials have taken a more drastic approach to controlling their outbreaks. italy's education minister said

today, schools and universities will beta closeding tomorrow for at least 10 days. this comes as infections in aly rose to more than 3000. public health officials warned alians, if y want to help op the spread, consider dialing back your typical touchingnd kissing. but for some, that is too much to ask. >> we are sicilians. we love each other and we need we will ue to do this as long as we can. >> in iran, with nearly 3000 confirmed cases, soldiers and firefighters were mobilized to spray city streetsnd buildings. iranian officials ao canceled the highly attended friday inprayers for the second w a row. for "the pb' newshour," i' william brangham. >> wall street bet that central banks will react with more cuts in interest rates.

investors also read the super biden as a positive. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 1170 70 points. the nasdaq rose 334 points. the s&p 500 was up 126. a new reality dawned in the cedemocratic presidential after joe biden won 10 states on supe tuesday. the surprised show of strength powered the former vice presidene'sin delegates over bernie sanders. biden got another boost today, when michael bloomberg dropped out and endorsed him. we will discuss all of this right after the news summary. in israel, the chances of ending months of political deadlocky grew dimmer toter th week's election. prime minister benjamin netanyahu appeared to be short of a clear majority in parliament by three seats, based on nearly final results. israel has held three elections in less than a year and this could mean a fourth.

beclasheeen turkey and syria lead to more bloodshed. two turkish soldiers were killed northwestern syria today and a syrian war monitor group reports turkish dre strikes killed nine syrian soldiers. turkeys trying to stop a esrian offensive that has driven one million refuo the turkish border. >> we are a group of people that has an enemy after rest, an enemy that has driven after the borders. now that we are athe borders, the only solution is to enter turkey, and from turkey to theurope, any countr we can go to. we have nowhere else to go. >>y turkey alre hosts some 3.6 million syrians and accuses the european union of not doing its fair share to help. the turks have now opened access to their border with greece, where new trouble erupted today. greek police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds attempting to cross. a turkish official claimed one person was killed and five iunded.

the greeks denie taliban targets in afghanistan today for the first time since signing a troop withdrawal agreement last weekend. u.s. officials say airstrikes hitighters as they attacked an afghan army checkpoint.he in washington,hair of the joint chiefs of staff told asngress that the taliban scaled back its operations. >> no attacks in 34 provincial capitals.ou no attacks ine. no suicide bombers. no attack against u.s. forces. no attack againstoalition. there is a whole laundry list of these things that are not happening. >> the taliban insisted it is splementing all parts of agreement with the u.s. the european unio's executive body proposed its first-ever law to address climate change today. the head of the european commission said the plan calls for the 27-nation bloc to cut

net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 and it would bng legally bin >> it gives us the tools to measure the progress against this long-term goal. it gives us the possibility to take corrective measures if this is necessary if we fan behind our oals. >> environmental groups and some member states criticized the proposal. they said the focus should be on back in this country, chief030. justice john roberts issued a rare rebuke, condemning remarks by senate minority leader chuck schumer. the democratic senator criticized conservative supreme court justices brett kavanaugh and neil gorsuch over a rule in of abortion restriction he said "they won't know what hit them." roberts called the comments inappropriate and dangerous. tonight, president trump weighed saying schumer was threatening the justices and that he must pay a sere price.

lwe w have more on this later in the program. taand toas expanded a major u.s. recall. toyota already recalled nearly 700,000 vehicles for the same problem. still to come, it is biden ftversus sanders super tuesday remakes the fight for the democratic nomination.rt a rerom san francisco's chinatown, whereon cirus stokes fear and prejudice. the future of abortion rights is back in the balance. the supreme court hears a landmark case. and american history as seen througthe art of renowned painter jacob lawrence. ♪ >> this is the "pbsou new"

from washingn and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. road to the demo turn on the presidential nomination. what did not seem at all likely last week is iving the narrative. as most moderate voterehcome togetherd one candidate, leaving two men leading in a fight to the finish. [applause] ju: in los angeles, joe biden basked in the glow tay of his stunning return to frontrunner status in the democratic field. >> those of you who have been, knocked down those of you who have been counted out, this is your campaign. [laughte we welcome all those who want to join us. ose who want to join us and to build a movement, and this is a movement we are building, and we need that movement to beat donald trump. and to build a future we all know is possible. judy: the former vice president

won 10 of the 14 states that voted on super tuesday. from maine and massachusetts to a sweep of southern states andes even to mia and texas. california ended up being the biggest of four super tuesday wins for senator bernie sanders. ghalthow many delegates he and biden will glean from the golden state remains in flux. in stark contrast, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg had an abysmal showing and quit the race today. >> our campaign today for the presidcy ends, but our campaign for better america, a stronger america, a more just america, me equal america, and a more united america continues. and together, we will get it done. [applause] judy: bloomberg won only one contest, in american samoa. that is after pouring $500

million of his own money into his campaign, hoping that heavy paid advertising would yield returns. >> mike bloomberg for president. judy: instead, he quickly joined former democratic primary rivals, senator amy klobuchar and former etsouth bend indiana mayor buttigieg, in endorsing biden. all of them had emphasized moderate credentials, while trying to position themselves as counterweights to president >> welcome to burlington, everybody. judy:p sanders sizede radically revised political landscape today from his home state of vernt. and he sharply criticized the rush to biden's column. there has been never a campai in recent history which has taken on the entire political establishment and that is an establishment which is working frantically to try to and there has not been a

campaign, i t tnk,t has been having to deal with the kind of venom we are seeing from some in the corporate media. judy: massachusetts senator elizabeth warren spoke last night in detroit before the results fully revealed her super tuesday let down. >> and the pundits have gotten it wrong over and over. cast a vote from your heart. [applause] and vote for the person you think wl make the best esident of the united states. [applause] judy: war crenld manage no more than third place in her home state andnt she soday assessing her next steps. meanwhile, there were signs of a voter turnout surge in yesterday's democratic contests. virginia saw 500,000 more ballots cast this year, compared with its democratic primary in 2016. but some locations also saw

extreme wait times for voting. one example, texas southern university. historically black school in houston, where news reports say some voters waited up to seven hours to vot [applause] judy m sixe states are holding contests in less than a week. the next mile marker in what could be now shaping uas an teexed one-on-one battle for the democratic nomination. for a closer look at last night's results, we are joined by two veteran democratic strategists. guy cecil was the political strategist forillary clinton's 2018 campaign. he is the chairman of priorities usa. heour guest with the national political outreach director f bernie sanders in a2016 then the head of progressive outreach for hillary clinton'scoampaign. we w both of you.

thank you for being here. how do you interpret what happened yesterday? movement over the last four or five days. i think the jim clyburn endorsement begin e momentum. the victory in south carolina. i think it carried over because there was partially so much o coverathe momentum of the biden campaign. perhaps more positive coverage thth he had received i entire election. the reality is that we are down to a two-person race. either bernie sanders or joe biden is going to be the nominee of the democratic party. judy: i t wanto get to that in a moment. for there to behimuch of a change in the race in just a short period of time, how do you interpret it? >> i think the phrase that the impossible is inevitable rings very true for this election. i also think it is important to keep in mind that sanders and biden were heavi favored months before super tuesday.

and both have pretty resilient constituencies in a lot of the states that are playing out right now. frankly, as surprising as yesterday may have been for a lot of folks, i thi it is also important to keep inin that both of these candidates have durable and strong followings across the country. ju: let's talk about those constituencies. there has been so much focus on it was a last minute thing, voters were paralyzed with they saw joe bid could win in south carolina and they thought they would go with him. budo you see underlying that? >> i tnk the thing that has made these two candidates stand out is the durability of their base support. we have seen bernie sanders not only do well with young people, but really makinroads in particular with the latino community. not just in california, but across the cntry. with joe biden, we have seen a group of support not just from african-americans, but in particular from suburban women. i think those two have been

pretty durable for both candidates. going forward, you were going to see a pretty stable race. what it is going to come down to is the rest of the makeup of the states we have to come down to -- we have to vote still. judy: who is with bere sanders? we keep hearing young people, but who else? >> would not underestimate how important that is going to be. i think one of t problems with w the election is being reported right now is the emphasis is being o placeexit polls and i think that is driving a false narrative about a lack of youth turnout. it will be interesting to track those results. youngos lat also. if you think about states like e arizona, that willry relevant. then also folks that have been disenfranchised and uninterested politics as usual.y what is transformative about bernie sanders campaign is that it is doing politics in a very different way.

individuals that have never voted before or who have been voted infrequently because the have been turned off by democrat party politics as usual. judy: does this come down to the clash of two great ideologies, one a moderate democrat and one a much more liberal progressive? asernie sanders says, i want the revolution. >> part of it is ideology. part of it is style. the big challenge i think going forward is that wheyouook at the remaining states that we have to vote, most of the delegate-rich states and most of theretates wne of the candidates has a really chance to run of delegates j favors biden in places like florida, georgia, delicate-rich area. that is going to be the big challenge of her ideology and oach, simply the delegat map of re-taking lead once you have lost it. judy:be how doeie sanders do that? how do you see his challenge going forward? >> he is probably the best person to answer that, but if i were in his shoes, i think it is

really important to recognize the nuances of the primary. i thinkomething the campaign needs to be more intentional about his engagement of local that there are some nuances about the primary process that months -- must be taken into account. judy: like wh? i think there is a lot of enthusiasm that comes withis campaign, but how that translates down ballot, i think you have seen some examples and the support he has in congress that there is a new class of lawmakers that are in the bernir vein of the deic party, which is exciting. but also a more intention engagement of some of those local leaders. therimary is a little bit more of an insular process than the general election and it is important to recognize the hard work being done in the states. judy: you bring up endorsements. across my email, there comes another endorsement of joe biden every few minutes. how much do those endorsements matter at this point for either

joe biden or bernie sanders? >> i think the most important endorsement ipr this entire ess happened in south carolina and every time there is another endorsement it becomespo little less ant. what it does do is continue the when you think about how you identify momentum, you identify it by winning races, polls, money, which the biden campaign is now starting toanaise insignif rates, or by endorsements. the impression of forward movement is something that the sanders folks need to address i. a more direct judy: what do you mean? >> they need to compensate for the fact that it is difficult to restart the momentum.uc so attention was placed on super tuesday. there was such an expectation that sanders w going to win. they have to rethink how they-c ate that impression of momentum when the calendar does not necessarily favor them in that way. judy:et i want toou to respond to that. >> i think there is no doubt that the endorsements over the last few days wereritical to

this momenm shift in joe biden that you saw yesterday. however, it is also important to keep in mind thendorsements of bernie sanders from some of the leading progressive organizing grou in the country. people's action. these are endorsements he did not really have an 2016. frany, big-ticket elect officials was another thing i'm not sure how much that is going to impact his campaign. judy: h ien't asked you about elizabeth warren. what role does she have? shwe heais reassessing. what do you see? >> i think she entered this race to be president and not to make a point. clearly, her path to the nomination is for the most part gone. i thioi she is to have to spend some time thinking about how she wants to engage in this process/. as a fan myself, i think a lot of us were hoping she iould go longo the process simply because she has been a powerful voice for women d progressives and for democrats.

but the reality is this is a two-person race. judy: i think i sense you nodding. >> absolutely. i think whoever gets her endorsement, that is a huge boon for their campaign. i think there is something to be saidbout her robtit working reship with senator sanders. but, you know, weat will see she ends up doing. judy: right now, we've only got 30 seconds, it comes down to a fight to the finish between these two. >> i think the most important thing is that twen w have a person race, the chances for a contested convention have droppetopretty precily. i think for democrats, for those of us that care about defeating donald trump in supporting the nominee whether it is sanders or biden, that is a really important development. judy: the chances of a brokered convtion? >> i would agree with that, but i would also point out that both of these candidates bring their unique strengths, but also very unique weaknesses. i think that whoever wins the nomination is going to have to

really worko bring the party together. bernie sanders is going to be unique in his ability to mobilize young people, latinos, d other constituencies, which are things joe biden is going to have a hard time with. i do think unity as the process moves forward is going to be important. judy: it is going to be fascinating. thank you very much. we appreciate both of you being here. >> thank you very much. ♪ judy: we return now to ourin cong coverage of the coronavirus and the many ways it is impacting society. as we reported, california officials confirmed today the first death in the state from covid-19. beyond the serious illnesses it can cause, t virus and the fear around it are also having a major effect in san francisco, a city long known for its ties to chinse and the chimerican

community. >> on any given day, the streets s chinatown are cked. but these days, it is quiet. >> people aren't coming. they are not coming because of those concerns about coronavirus. >> giving chinatown tours for over 10 years, she has called the area home for her whole life. >> this is the main street where all tourists and visit ds will make ttination. >> residents and business owners have been bearing the brunt of racist and xenophobic backlash as the novel coronavirusas spres ann americans are unfairly targeted. in restaurants telus they have less clientele cfor meals. in our company, we haveoted a downward tick in the number of people coming. >> you have already seen that? >>es. >> ari you wor about it getting worse? >> it could. >> 26 million tourists csae to

francisco in 2019, bringing with them billions of dollars. this chinatown, 24 blocks, housing the largest and oldest chinese community in north america, is a must see destination. that steady stream of tourists is the lifeblood of kev chan's business. >> if the toists don't come in, is place is dead. >> g tden gate fortune cookie company is a chinatown institution. preserving the original recipe, machines, and ticditions on it was built. he says his rent and costs have go up over the years, but so has business, so the doors stay open. but since the global outbreak of the coronavirus, business is down over 75%. >> since january, the new year, nobody shows up. >> no more school field trips? >> the teachers don't want to ke the responsibility. people said the virus isrom

china, when yocome to chinatown, you get infected because chinese people have it. >> he and other americans now face this in their everyday lives, as anxiety grows over where the virus will move next. a simple cgh can trigger suspicion and dirty looks. >> sometimes i cough because my throat is itchy and dry. >> but people will lk at you. >> they will look at me like, oh my god. >> has the virus continues to spread, the fear of backlash continues to worry. officials have had to remind people that stigma is more dangerous than the virus itself. >> if you are from china, i need to know. >> like this hotel manager in indiana. >> because why >> anyone from china has to be picked up in qrantine for two weeks, i'm told. >> an incident last week left a student from singapore with

fractures and bises in a racially aggravated assault in london. the backlash has led to its own backlash to battle the stigma. in milan, italy, where the outbreak has been fierce, a mural rds "there is an epidemic of ignorance spreading , we should prote ourselves on tic tok, some asian teens are taking the racism they are facing and turning it on its head. last week, san francisco's matar declared a of emergency for the entire city to get ahead of an expected surge of new cases. >> we have to be prepared before it happens, so that if there is a surge, we have the equipment, the protective equipment foreur employees, have the systems, the places, the things that we need in order to protect public health in the ci. >> one place iit the that has already been coping with coronavirus and the fear and igma that come with it is the

university of california, san cifro, medical center. >> we have to understand a virus is a virus, it is agnostic to who you e. it will infect you know matter what your background is. the chief of emergency medicine. the hospital has cared for three confirmed coronavirus cases already and was monitoring another suspected case in isolation today. raven said there is still a to . >> we don't know exactly how it is transmitted. we don't know how infectious it is ande don't know how severe the course of the onus will be overall for our population. >individuals with suspicious symptoms are brought to triage and if they have any other symptoms, they are masked and they are put in a private room andto they are put on respi and contact isolation. >> there are 46 rooms that can be turned into isolation cilities, requiring a higher level protection for health

care providers and limiting the number of people who go in or out. rebecc alvino works in prevention here. >> we are taking maximum protection for patient by housing them in these rooms that are specifically designed. >> meaning of somne comes in d has all the symptoms, you are going to bring themth into room and run a test for sure. >> exactly. >> the guiding principle is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. th majority of cases appeared to be mild, federal guidelines require specific criteria before someone is tested and tests resuuted through the cdc could take days to receive. because of the way the process was, are you worried confirmed cases may have slippedkshrough the cr >> yes. what i will say is i'mot worried that serious confirmed cases have slipped through the cracks, but i think we are missing some cases absolutely. >> the mayor says the city has

finally fceived kitsm the federal government to conduct deir own testing, meaning results in just or two. so far, they have received enough for 125 patients. have you been getting the support you need? >> we want more testing kits, more resources, more protective equipment for emoyees. we are not taking any chances in san francisco. our goal is to do everything we can regardless of what the response is, but we differently -- desperately n assistance from the federal government. >> for kevin chan in chinatown worried aesut his busand community, his message is clear. >> i want to tell the peopl fight the virus, not the people. ok? >> just like the fight against coronavirus, the battle against stigma is still in its early stages.th for "pbs newshour," i'm in san francisco. ♪

judy: the u.s. supreme court heard arguments tod in a major abortion case that considers access to abortion doctors in the state of louisiana. we examine what is at stake. >> the louisiana law at issue would require doctors performing abortion h toe admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their abortion clinic. supporters say the law protects women, ensuring proper care in an emergency. opponents of the law argue that the true aim is to restrict abortion access. they say it wouldve l only one doctor able to perform abortions in the state of louisiana. this is a bit of judicial déjà view. a similar texas law was ruled unconstutional in 2016 with a different makeup of justices. a crowd of activists rallied for different si of the case,

marking the first side this court with justice kavanaugh on the bench has considered a major aboron case. in 2019, 17 states ected abortion restrictions. now to take a closer look at the arguments inside theourt, i'm joined by marcia coyle, who was inside the courtroom today and a professor of law at florida ate university. her book hits the shelves tomorrow. let me start with you, marcia. i want to talk more broadly first. why are theyelitigating this se? the court ruled a few years ago on a nearly duplate texas law? >> well, what happened was a lower federal appellate court upheld louisiana's hospital admitting privileges requirement, even though the supreme court in 2016 did strike down a nearly identical texas law.

that appellate court distinguished the two state laws to uphold its constitutionality. a louisiana clinic brought the case to the u.s. supreme court, saying that lower court was wrongec, the 2016ion controls, you need to correct that lowerat court. is why the court is taking another look at the issue, as wells the specific louisiana case. >> i'm very excited to talk to about what happened in court, but i want to set a larger stage. mary, help us with the broader view. what is at stake overall on the ground? what is the potentl impact? >> i think if the court does uphold louisiana's law, it is likely that many, if not all clinics in the state will have to close. we will have to wait and see how that would go down. it would be likely we would see many more states sh to copy louisiana's law if it does uphold it.

it would also depend on how the court upholds it. i think we will see the court send a message going to stat gislatures going forward on restrictionshat kind ofabortion abortion restrictions states will have the best odds of seeing succeed. also on the line is whether abortion providers and clinics can actually bring law iits like ththe first place, which is another question the court agreed to hear. >> let's talk about what happened in the courtroo' today. i' read it got rather intense in terms of arguments. can we start with the merits? what are theuestions that brought out this intensity, especially for the swing justices? >> when you are talking about the merits, you are talkingta about the hosadmitting privileges requirement that abortion physicians have hospital privileges witwhn 30 miles oe the abortion is performed. you have to keep in mind at the beginning of this argument that texas case, the texas decision. the louisiana clinic lawyer, her

very first sentence and her argument was this is ase about respect for the court's precedents. that is why a lot of eyes and ears were cused on chief justice john roberts, who made the critical vote in this case. as you recall in that texas case, it was a 5-3 decision. justice anthony kennedy was key. he has retired now on the bench are justices gorsuch and vanaugh. roberts is considered in the middle here. vhe asked questioy similar of all the lawyers who argued today. and that really probethe extent of the 2016 decisron and how coing it has to be. he asked, can we do a fact by fact inquiry of each state law to determine whether this kind of a requirement as a medical benefit? because in that 2016 decision, the supreme court said that texas requirement had no medical

benefit. >> that admitting privileges did not affect the health of women. >> and that in fact it could hurt it and was unduly enbume, which is the test for constitutionality of abortion restrictions today. then there also was just the merits of having a 30-mile race -- requirement for hospital privileges. pointed out, if a woman hasr complications from an abortion and she said those complications are extremely rare, she is going to have it after the abortion, at home, and if she needs to go to a hospital, she is going to go to a cal hospital. louisiana's lawyer claims there are benefits a yes the court should go state-by-st look at these laws to determine. >> louisianas different than texas separately. unusual statement from chief justice roberts, pushing back at the words of senate democrat leader cck schumer.

roberts pointed to words of humor's including words he said to the court "you will not know which hit you if you go forward with tse awful decisions." mechuck sctalking about some of theseeplican justices. roberts said it was inappropriate. how unusual is this? >> it is very unusual. i understand senator schumer made those comments on the pza in front of the court. the chief justice is vy ticent to step into the spotlight in any kind of a political environment. but he has done it recently in response to statements, criticism by thpresident of federal judges, and he has defended their in'endence, and m sure he saw this as another example of where he was reminding the senator, as well as the public, of ohe independen the justices on the supreme court. and it was disturbing enough that it overcame his usual reticence to make a statement. spotlight.t certainly in the

>> especially in as contentious >> thank you both.on. judy: later today, a spokesman for senate minority leader chuck schumer issued a statement clarifying the senator's remarks roberts' rebuke.justice he said chuck schumer was referring to the political price senate republica will pay for putting justices cavanaugh and gorsuch on thee court and added "for justice roberts to follow the right wing's what senator schumer said while remaining silent when president trump attacked s justiceso mayor and ginsberg last week shows justice roberts doe not just call balls and strikes." the president had called for the two liberal jtices to recuse themselves from anyo ases relatings administration. ♪

judy: and we will be back shortly with a look at how artist jacob lawrence painted different picture of erican history. but first, take a moment to hear from your local pbs station. support and keep programs like ours in the air. ♪

struggle of painter jacob wrence. in the 1950's amid the mccarthy hearings and the launch of civil rights movement, he decided to frame early american histor as he saw it. now, his sprawling series has been reassembled at the peabody essex museum in massachusetts. the first stop on a national tour. we are there as part of our ongoing series on arts and culte "canvas."

in 1950 four, jacob lawrince begin a he called "struggle," the most famous black artist of his time, he ought he might depict afcan-american struggle. he soon reconsidered. >> it is a story that is an afect of a whole society, not small group. >> he painted a series of 30 panels, from patri henry's struggles to reconcile the liberties and slavery, to the harrowing push of westward expansion. one artist has been taking the panels in one at a time, including this depiction of a slave revolt. >> the way the body is kind of stretched across the plane of the painting. there isto not acknowledge e >> at the museum, these panels areheogether forirst time in more than 60 years.

>> we have assembled and tracked and researched and investigated. being a detective. >> one of the showsurors, six years in the making, the exhibition features most of the original works. >> there are panels that remain completely on located andit thoe arer in private hands are lost. >> the whereabouts of five paintings is unknown. this one turned up at a new yor auctioniley was working at the show. that must've been ridiculously exciting. >> this is incredibly exciting. these are the accidents of history that have informed the show. >> a darling of the modern art struggle. was 37 when he began 15 years earlier, he created the migration series, a critically acclaimed effort featuring the move of black americans from the rural south to the urban north. >> steve locke likes to describe the migration series is kind of

his greatest hit, but the struggle sers is the better record. >> he had spent more than five years researching american history before he put paint to canvas, combing through historical record and teasing ations that would serve as his prompt. >> he looked for the voices of he looked for the act tns that peopk in the struggle to build our democracy and t off are set up through these incredible paintings to draw you . >>'s take on history is an intimate one, where paul revere gave us b theton massacre in full-blown battle, lawrence delivere a straight to its first victim. where we got a valiant george washington crossing the delaware , lawrence delivers despair. >> cold, suffering, choppy weather, hints of blood. men trying to stay warm. hands trying to row across,

silently, steadfastl there is no sense of who if p ay of theple would be george washington. >> it is struggle, it is not heroism as we know it here. >> exactly. >> from lawrence's perspective, the heroism is the collective endeavor. >> each panel is relatively small, just 12 by 16 inches. lawrence routinely wrote notes about his process on the backs of the works, all as it related to struggle. >> i think about someone like jacob astt a time where ar like him had very little ceopportunity to experi themselves as an artist. >> a widely exhibited artist himself, derek adams says lawrence, who died in 2000, has influenced his career more than any other painter. he points out they very strikingly similar -- >> i felt like he was a jacob to me.

it did not seem like he was very -- it seemed like he was very approachable and very modest in personality. i felt le we were more just in kinship. >> the exhibition finishes with be imaginary studio filled with photographs nevere shown publicly. the chair is lawrence is. oriented for quiet contemplation, it seems, and facing a ladder perhaps lifting hiout of struggle. a lot of it has to do with the idea of the plight, his career, the plight of humanity. jacob starting from is very familiar place of being seated and thinking and then the part of the sending. there are things thatind of give us a bigger picture of who he was. >> which is as an artist defined in part by struggle.

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