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Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968 | 
 enlarge | Author: Julian Cox
Creators: John Lewis, Charles Johnson
Publisher: High Museum of Art
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 264053
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 159
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 9.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1932543236
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.42
EAN: 9781932543230
ASIN: 1932543236
Publication Date: June 30, 2008
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The direct action social protest movement of the 1950s and 1960s resulted in sit-ins, marches, and other showdowns with armed police officers and National Guardsmen. Trained in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s methods of nonviolence, young black men and women took to the streets to fight for their civil rights and sparked a social revolution unlike anything the nation had experienced. Thousands of acts of courage were undertaken in the pursuit of freedom - acts that were often photographed, leaving behind a disquieting visual record of this violent and tumultuous period in American history. "Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968" is the most significant exhibition of civil rights photographs presented in an art museum in more than twenty years. These images were taken by many photographers - photojournalists, artists, movement photographers, and amateurs alike - all of whom seem to have had a keen understanding of the significance of their subject.This publication presents a narrative of some of the key moments of the civil rights movement, including the Freedom Rides of 1961, the Birmingham hosings of 1963, and the Selma to Montgomery March of 1965. These are the unforgettable images that helped to change the nation, increasing the momentum of the nonviolent movement by dramatically raising awareness of injustice and the struggle for equality. Julian Cox is curator of photography at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Charles Johnson's most recent fiction publication is "Dr. King's Refrigerator" and "Other Bedtime Stories". He is the S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Professor of Writing at the University of Washington. John Lewis is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and was a leader in the American civil rights movement.
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The story of the movement is told through poignant black and white photographs September 5, 2008
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One of the most tumultuous and chaotic times in American history was the era of the Civil Rights Movement. "Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement 1956-1968" is a photographic history of this time when people were willing to go into the streets to protest a then racist government and society. The story of the movement is told through poignant black and white photographs, making "Road to Freedom" a good coffee table book for those who feel strongly about the movement, and for community library collections focusing on books of photography.
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