Ha/f Culture - Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968

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Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968

Somewhat surprisingly, this 2008 summer show at the Altanta High Museum of Art was a first of its kind for any major museum: a collection showcasing the photographic history of the civil rights movement. Behind the pictures are stories of smashed equipment and journalists beaten, of activists drawn south by images, of amateurs who picked up cameras for the first time.

If you missed the exhibit, you can revisit the collection through the HMA’s publication, which presents a narrative of some of the key moments during the 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.

You can appreciate our social progress with the “Road to Freedom” book, available at the HMA online store.