▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁Mary ▁Turner , ▁a ▁young , ▁married ▁and ▁pre gn ant ▁black ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁l yn ched ▁in ▁Georgia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁protest ing ▁the ▁l yn ch ing ▁of ▁her ▁husband . ▁W arr ick ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance , ▁a ▁movement ▁among ▁African ▁Americans ▁prom oting ▁their ▁literature ▁and ▁art . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Meta ▁V aux ▁W arr ick ▁Full er ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Emma ▁( née ▁Jones ) ▁W arr ick , ▁an ▁accomplished ▁w ig ▁mak er ▁and ▁beaut ician , ▁and ▁William ▁H . ▁W arr ick , ▁a ▁successful ▁bar ber , ▁both ▁considered ▁influ ential ▁positions ▁in ▁African - American ▁society . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Meta ▁V aux , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Senator ▁Richard ▁V aux , ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁customers . ▁ ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁large ▁black ▁community ▁had ▁become ▁well - est ab lished ▁and ▁was ▁soci ally ▁and ▁intellect ually ▁active . ▁W arr ick ▁trained ▁in ▁art , ▁music , ▁dance ▁and ▁horse back ▁r iding . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁rich ▁cultural ▁resources ▁helped ▁middle - class ▁black ▁society ▁to ▁prosper . ▁Education , ▁cultural ▁en rich ment , ▁and ▁social ▁activity ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁and ▁expected ▁in ▁W arr ick ' s ▁family . ▁She ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁few ▁selected