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We Shall Overcome - Press Photographs of Nashville during the Civil Rights Era (Paperback)
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We Shall Overcome - Press Photographs of Nashville during the Civil Rights Era (Paperback)
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Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death-and at a time when
race relations and social justice are again at the forefront of our
country's consciousness-this book expands on a Frist Center for the
Visual Arts exhibition to present a selection of approximately one
hundred photographs that document an important period in
Nashville's struggle for racial equality. The images were taken
between 1957, the year that desegregation in public schools began,
and 1968, when the National Guard was called in to surround the
state capitol in the wake of the civil rights leader's
assassination in Memphis. Of central significance are photographs
of lunch counter sit-ins led by a group of students, including John
Lewis and Diane Nash, from local historically black colleges and
universities that took place in early 1960. The demonstrations were
so successful that King stated just a few weeks later at Fisk
University: ""I did not come to Nashville to bring inspiration but
to gain inspiration from the great movement that has taken place in
this community."" The role that Nashville played in the national
civil rights movement as a hub for training students in nonviolent
protest and as the first Southern city to integrate places of
business is a story that warrants re-examination. The book also
provides an opportunity to consider the role of images and the
media in shaping public opinion, a relevant subject in today's
news-saturated climate. Photographs from the archives of both daily
newspapers will be included: the Tennessean, which was the more
liberal publication, and the Nashville Banner, a conservative paper
whose leadership seemed less interested in covering events related
to racial issues. Some of the photographs in the exhibition had
been selected to be published in the papers, but many were not, and
their disclosure reveals insight into the editorial process. In
several images, other photojournalists and news crews are visible,
serving as a reminder of the almost constant presence of the camera
during these historic times. The photos are placed in context by an
essay by Linda Wynn, of Fisk University and the Tennessee
Historical Commission, on Nashville during the civil rights era and
an essay by Susan H. Edwards, executive director of the Frist
Center, on photojournalism. Civil rights pioneer Representative
John Lewis offers a foreword recounting memories of his time in
Nashville.
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