Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968 August 1, 2010

During the span of twelve years, a series of events, later hailed as the Civil Rights Movement, would forever change the social and political course of America. The Bronx Museum of the Arts will present two sweeping exhibitions that chronicle both these pivotal moments in the nation's history and its legacy surveyed through the works of young African-American artists. The first, 'Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968,' will feature 150 vintage photographs; images that not only exposed rampant acts of discrimination in America's past, but also revealed shinning glimpses of equality and unity amongst its citizens. 'Road to Freedom' is the most comprehensive collection of photographic prints and related artifacts ever devoted to the subject and was organized by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination.