Smithsonian Magazine24d
From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...
Observer15d
The Hunter Museum’s ‘Fresh Take’ Provides a Stale View
“Vivid: A Fresh Take” is on view at the Hunter Museum of American Art through June 1, 2025.
The Courier-Journal28d
Democracy and the arts: What Americans can learn from Fannie Lou Hamer's story | Opinion
Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote ... classical arts tradition of incorporating folk art forms. This is the same music that infused Hamer’s activism.
KERA News8d
‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
Photographer Andrew Feiler documented the last remaining Rosenwald Schools built to educate Black children during segregation ...
Jazz and 400+ archival artifacts tell the story of the Asian American fight for rights
At the Asian Arts Initiative's 'Crescendo,' music meets art meets archives that have never been digitized before.
The New York Times13d
A Play About Segregation Tries to ‘Ride a Fine Line’ in Florida
A production partly aimed at students that highlights Tampa’s history in the civil rights movement lands at a time when the state is changing what schools teach about race and history.