A painting by African-American artist Kara Walker has gone back on display at Newark Library.
The artwork had been covered almost immediately after it was first shown because library workers found it offensive.
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This is not the first time black viewers have expressed disapproval of
Walker's imagery. In 1997, artist Betye Saar led a campaign against
Walker's work, sending letters to people in the art world, asking, "Are
African-Americans being betrayed under the guise of art?"
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