One of fourteen children, Augusta Savage grew up in a small town in the Deep South under oppressive Jim Crow laws, but she was determined to accomplish something special.
Against all odds, she eventually became a leading sculptor, educator and champion of equal rights during the Harlem Renaissance.
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Even though her father took the switch to her for making "Graven images," she was drawn to a clay pit near her home where she spent hours sculpting ducks and barnyard animals.
One of fourteen children, Augusta Savage grew up in a small town in the Deep South under oppressive Jim Crow laws, but she was determined to accomplish something special