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This visual essay presents initial evidence for an on‐going research study, which explores influences from American, African, and African Diaspora art that have shaped the development of African American domestic interior decoration and design. It examines the dominant stylistic traditions such as social practices, forms, colors, and beliefs to define the Black aesthetic in which African Americans...