How did artists organize figures and motifs on a surface, to tell a story or convey a message

Depends on which book your talking about or movie.

Well, in my opinion, i would think that african art should be displayed at any museums as if it was any other type of american art because slaves were forced to this country, which resulted and different cultures, so it shows the diversity of our country. the challenges that may come about is if it is not displayed as honor or if they american portrayed the art as something worse