The artist Benny Andrews once described himself as a “people’s painter.” He worked to shed light on society’s struggles, which he knew personally. The son of sharecroppers, Andrews was born into a family of 10 in 1930 in Plainview, Georgia. His father, George, was a self-taught artist who became known as the “Dot Man.” Benny Andrews began drawing at three years old. He was the first of his family to graduate from high school but was unable to attend art school due to the color of his skin. That galvanized him to amplify his experiences as a Black American. “I’d like to say something while I’m here,” he explained. “And the best way for me to say it is with painting and drawing.” This exhibition spotlights the last body of work that Andrews created before his death, in 2006. It’s a sweeping three-part series of ink drawings and collage paintings that trace historical American migration routes. Included are Native Americans and their forced migration on the Trail of Tears, the 1930s Dust Bowl exodus of farmers from the Great Plains, and the Great Migration of Black Americans from South to North. Andrews himself followed many of the routes. —Maggie Turner