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Date:
Recurs every
Tues,
Wed,
Thurs,
Fri,
Sat,
Sun,
November 19, 2009
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March 7, 2010 |
| Time:
Tuesday-Friday, 12:00-5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 ... more |
| Location:
Skirball Cultural Center
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| Address:
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
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Los Angeles
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90049 |
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Sepulveda
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Mulholland |
| Region:
Westside/Beverly Hills Area view
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| Phone:
(310) 440-4500 |
| Admission:
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2-12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays |
| Accessibility:
Wheel Chair Access, Hearing Devices Available,
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Transit Tips: Accessible via Metro Rapid Bus 761
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Directions: General
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Driving Directions: Get
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| Website:
https://www.skirball.org/index.php?option=com_ccevents&scope=exbt&task=detail&oid=36 |
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Description:
Featuring nearly 170 unforgettable images by more than thirty-five photographers, Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968 tracks a crucial episode in American social and political history. Poignant and deeply affecting, the photographs in this exhibition portray historical turning points such as the Montgomery bus boycott (1956), the Freedom Rides to the Deep South (1961), the March on Washington (1963), the Selma-to-Montgomery march (1965), the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968), and the Poor Peoples Campaign (1968). Some of the photographs have never been displayed to the public. On view are images by recognized names such as Bob Adelman, Morton Broffman, Bruce Davidson, Doris Derby, Larry Fink, James Karales, Danny Lyon, Builder Levy, and Steve Schapiro, as well as by press photographers and amateurs. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience the power of these images firsthand and learn more about the photographs pivotal role in shaping public opinion, promoting solidarity, and raising awareness of injustice. The photographs are complemented by sound recordings of music and speeches, artifacts, and other archival materials that provide historical context. The Skirball has added a new section to the exhibition that documents the struggle for civil rights here in Los Angeles; among the local events portrayed are the picketing of Kress Store in Pasadena (1960) and the Watts Riots (1965).
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