▁career . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Jam est own ▁Ter cent enn ial ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁W arr ick ▁secured ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁create ▁ 1 4 ▁di or am as ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁African - American ▁experience . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" H istor ic ▁Table aux ▁of ▁the ▁Neg ro es ' ▁Progress ." ▁Histor ian ▁W . ▁Fitz h ugh ▁Bru nd age ▁has ▁described ▁Full er ' s ▁table aux ▁as ▁one ▁that ▁suggested ▁" the ▁exp ans iveness ▁of ▁black ▁ab ilities , ▁asp ir ations ▁and ▁experiences , ▁[ present ing ] ▁a ▁c og ent ▁alternative ▁to ▁white ▁representations ▁of ▁history ." ▁W arr ick ' s ▁table aux ▁were ▁given ▁prominent ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁Building ▁at ▁the ▁Jam est own ▁Ter cent enn ial , ▁where ▁they ▁occupied ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet . ▁Each ▁scene ▁consisted ▁of ▁painted ▁pl aster ▁figures ▁and ▁extensive ▁painted ▁back dro ps . ▁The ▁ 1 4 ▁table aux ▁dep icted ▁the ▁following : ▁the ▁landing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁slaves ▁at ▁Jam est own ; ▁slaves ▁at ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁cot ton ▁field ; ▁a ▁fug itive ▁slave ▁in ▁hiding ; ▁a ▁gather ing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ; ▁a ▁slave ▁def ending ▁his ▁owner ' s ▁home ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ; ▁newly ▁fre ed ▁slaves ▁building ▁their