Road to Freedom: Conversations with Civil Rights Leaders
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| Date: | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00am – 10:00am |
| Cost: | Free |
| Ages: | All ages |
| Tickets: | RSVP: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 773.451.3529 |
Road to Freedom: Conversations with Civil Rights Leaders
This powerful conversation features leaders who played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement and, through the power of media, helped shape public opinion and change a nation. This event brings to life the images currently on display in the exhibit “Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement 1956-1968“ at The Field Museum.
Panelists Include:
- Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Founder & President, Rainbow PUSH
- Rabbi Robert Marx
- Dr. Doris Derby, Photographer & Educator, Georgia State University
- Robert “Bobby” Sengstacke, Photographer
- Hank Thomas, Original Freedom Rider, Entrepreneur
- Julian Cox, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art
Moderated by:
Cheryle R. Jackson, President & CEO, Chicago Urban League
Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement 1956-1968 is organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta and supported by the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Target serves as the Presenting Sponsor and BP, The Boeing Company, and U.S. Cellular serve as Executive Sponsors.
