Framing Justice will explore Danny Lyon's photography as a record of the Civil Rights Movement and social justice.
Featuring scholars Wesley Hogan, Françoise Hamlin, Claudrena Harold, Judy Richardson, and Hasan Kwame Jeffries, each session will examine how Lyon’s images document the people and places that shaped the fight for racial equality and how photography preserves and challenges our understanding of history.
Program schedule:
10-11 a.m. Flash Point curator talk with Phil Archer and Ashley Givens
11-12:30 p.m. Session One: “We Happy Few: A Legacy of Leadership”
12:30-2 p.m. Break
2 p.m. Session Two: “Time to Teach”
3:30-4 p.m. Closing remarks
This event will be held in the Charles H. Babcock Auditorium at Reynolda House Museum of American Art.