Art Exhibit: This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement
Venue: Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free

Description:
The Taubman Museum of Art presents a new exhibition entitled "This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement".

The gallery is available from September 14, 2013 - December 28, 2013.

This exhibit presents the work of nine photographers from diverse backgrounds that in the 1960's lived and photographed from within the Southern Freedom Movement. They were "movement photographers," decidedly distinct from news photographers, and their images reflect that difference. Seven photographed for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the only civil rights organization with its own photography department. The other two photographed for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

Although this exhibit mainly focuses on SNCC's work and on the battleground states of Mississippi and Alabama during the years 1963-1966, these photographs shine a light that reveals the inner life of the whole southern freedom struggle.

For more information, visit: http://www.taubmanmuseum.org/main/exhibitions/light-ours-activist-photographers-civil-rights-movement

Disclaimer: NextThreeDays relies on restaurants and venues to keep us up-to-date as their pricing and weekly specials change. If this special/event is incorrect, please email info@NextThreeDays.com with "Incorrect Special/Event" in the subject line and a description of the issue. Thanks for your help!

Want to hear the latest on what's happening with local events in the New River Valley?
Click here to Sign-up for our Email Newsletter.

Have an event you want to Submit on NextThreeDays? Click here for our Submit Event Form.

And join NextThreeDays on Facebook and Twitter.