"The Uprising" Mural by Diego Rivera - Symbol of Resistance and Social Justice #3526042 (License: Personal Use)

This large-scale mural by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, painted in 1932 for the Detroit Institute of Arts, dramatizes a fictional yet emblematic urban insurrection. The central Black figure, clad in a blue vest and white shirt, raises his hands in both defiance and appeal, while surrounding figures brandish weapons, mourn the dead, or flee in terror. Rivera uses dynamic diagonals, stark chiaroscuro, and expressive distortion to convey urgency, injustice, and the moral weight of resistance.

Frequently featured in museum exhibitions, academic analyses of socialist realism, and discussions on race and labor in American art history. Used by educators, activists, and cultural institutions to illustrate themes of civil unrest, systemic oppression, and artistic activism-matching user intent for historical context, art interpretation, or social justice resources.