“The exhibition comes at a time of heightened awareness, not only from the 50th anniversary of Martin luther King’s march and the acclaimed film “Selma” but also as Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, and other American cities grapple with conflicts across the racial divide. The exhibition features iconic photographs from important keystones of the civil rights movement to the present day.”
– Sidney & Michelle Monroe
Rashaad Davis, 23, backs away as St. Louis County police officers approach him with guns drawn and eventually arrest him, Ferguson, Missouri, August 11, 2014
Fire hoses aimed at Demonstrators, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963
“Stop Police Killings”, Selma March, 1965
In a Show of Support that Brought Together Different Factions of the Movement, Civil Rights Leaders Joined the Funeral Procession for Medgar Evers, Mississippi, 1963
Mrs. Chaney and young Ben, James Chaney funeral, Meridian, Mississippi, 1964
Woman of the Klan bow their heads in prayer at a rally near Salisbury, North Carolina, 1965
Please visit The Monroe Gallery for more information or to see more images from the exhibition,
Exhibition continues through September 27th
