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Creating Local Black History: Tupelo artist Billy Clifton dedicates his life to painting Black people


• For 45 years, Billy Clifton has used his gift as an artist to portray Black life.
It started in 1976. Years prior, Clifton discerned he had a gift from God, but he kept running from it, he said. Once he realized he didn’t have a purpose for being here, he took inventory of his own life.
“I had a conversation with God one night, and (said) that I wanted to spend the rest of my life on this planet painting my people in a positive light,” Clifton said. “We had a lot of misleading information concerning Black people and the contributions that they have made, whether they credit for it or don’t get credit for it.” ....

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