Volume 2 of Double Exposure commemorates the ongoing fight to fulfil the promise of freedom and equality for all American citizens, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to the present. It features powerful images from, for example, Leonard Freed's series, Black in White America, Ernest C. Withers's photographs of the Sanitation Workers' Solidarity March in Nashville, and Charles Moore's documentation of police brutality during the 1963 Birmingham Childrens' Crusade.
Aligned to Common Core Standards
John Lewisis a civil rights leader and has been US Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district since 1987.
Bryan Stevensonis the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and a professor at NYU School of Law.
Second in a major new series of books based on the remarkable photography archive at the National Museum of American History and Culture, (NMAAHC) part of the Smithsonian Museum.
Highlights the importance of the NMAAHC; the new museum is now due to open June 2016 and will be the last major Smithsonian Museum building to be built on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Two provocative essays by leading guest authors
Presents the material so as to create a highly appealing a saleable product, with maximum appeal to the widest possible audience
Affordable price point of under $20.00
Promotes interest and awareness in the NMAAHC collections
Part of a growing interest in 19th- and 20th-century American social photography and reportage.
Reveals the ways in which African Americans have used activism, community and culture to fight for social justice and create a better life —Nicole Crowder,The Washington Post, In Sight
Volume 2 of Double Exposure commemorates the ongoing fight to fulfil the promise of freedom and equality for all American citizens, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to the present. lÓ'
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