The art of Kevin Blythe Sampson

THE ART OF
KEVIN BLYTHE SAMPSON

4/19/10

Little-seen photos and art bring civil rights to life at NY museum

Little-seen photos and art bring civil rights to life at NY  museum

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., attends a May 1963 news conference in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo / FILE)

From New York 1 News:

The Bronx Museum of the Arts is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as the country marked the 42nd anniversary of his death Sunday.

Road to Freedom is a series of 130 photographs detailing some of the most iconic and provocative images of the Civil Rights Movement.

The Concourse exhibit explores the impact of the era of social change. Its sister exhibition called After 1968 features newly commissioned and recently completed works by artists born in or after the year 1968.

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