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THE MOVEMENT: BOB ADELMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS ERA PHOTOGRAPHY

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, NSU Art Museum presented an exhibition featuring the imagery of renowned photographer Bob Adelman. MUSEUM OF ART FORT LAUDERDALE. January 19 – MAY 17, 2014

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Couple outside their home, Sumter, SC 1962

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Strange fruit, Children playing a lynching game, Sumter, SC 1962

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Children in a doorway, Sumter County, SC 1962

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Three generations of tenant farmers, Millers Ferry, Alabama 1976

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Peyton Buford Jr. and his tenant farmers, Yellow Bluff, Alabama 1970- — Peyton Buford Jr. and his tenant farmers, Yellow Bluff, Alabama 1970-"This picture was taken back when cotton was farmed on Buford's land in Yellow Bluff. Today the land is a cow pasture and the workers-and their jobs-have vanished."

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Mrs Pettway, Canton Bend, Alabama 1966- — Mrs Pettway, Canton Bend, Alabama 1966-"Mrs. Pettway was a proud woman, proud of the meals from her wood-burning stove, proud of her wallpaper and proud of Martin Luther King Jr. King, who 'got us to the place where we wasn't afraid. He told us to be together. We needed someone to stand for us who wasn't afraid."

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Trucking cotton, Wilcox County,
Alabama. 1966 — Trucking cotton, Wilcox County, Alabama. 1966

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Scuffing, Sumter, South Carolina 1962

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Segregated restrooms in the parish courthouse, Clinton, East Feliciana, LA 1963

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Segregated ferry, Mississippi River near St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, LA 1963

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Store, Sumter, South Carolina. 1962

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Peering through a mail slot, Brooklyn, New York City 1963

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The Bedford Stuyvesant ghetto, Brooklyn, New York City. 1963

“As difficult as the Bed Stuy street might look, it was
teeming with life. Twenty years later, I went back and
the neighborhood had fallen apart. All the buildings were
boarded up and deserted.” — The Bedford Stuyvesant ghetto, Brooklyn, New York City. 1963 “As difficult as the Bed Stuy street might look, it was teeming with life. Twenty years later, I went back and the neighborhood had fallen apart. All the buildings were boarded up and deserted.”

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Angel, Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, Brooklyn, New York City. 1962

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Out of work, out of luck, Harlem, New York City. 1963

ÒIn central Harlem at this time, an unemployment rate of one out of every four men was not uncommon. Limited
skills, poor schooling, racism, a downturn in the economy and the employersÕ preference for immigrants over blacks were some of the reasons these men were out of work. Often they squatted in abandoned buildings
and scavenged for survival. Neighbors might give them errands and little jobs to do in exchange for a meal.
Grinding poverty forced many men like these into despair, substance abuse, crime, apathy and rage.Ó — Out of work, out of luck, Harlem, New York City. 1963 ÒIn central Harlem at this time, an unemployment rate of one out of every four men was not uncommon. Limited skills, poor schooling, racism, a downturn in the economy and the employersÕ preference for immigrants over blacks were some of the reasons these men were out of work. Often they squatted in abandoned buildings and scavenged for survival. Neighbors might give them errands and little jobs to do in exchange for a meal. Grinding poverty forced many men like these into despair, substance abuse, crime, apathy and rage.Ó

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Damage control: Congress of Racial Equality volunteers, most of them students, are taught to protect themselves if attacked during a peaceful protest, Columbus, Ohio. 1962

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“Ride Toward Freedom,” on a Freedom Ride bus from New York to Baltimore, 1961
New York CORE members on their way to Maryland as part of the Route 40 Project to desegregate restaurants. — “Ride Toward Freedom,” on a Freedom Ride bus from New York to Baltimore, 1961 New York CORE members on their way to Maryland as part of the Route 40 Project to desegregate restaurants.

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Sign of the times: The dream is written on the frosted window of a Freedom Riders bus, somewhere on the road between New York City and Washington, D.C. 1962

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Holding on: Freedom Riders on Route 40 between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. 1962

“Gripped by terror, armed with only their ideals, the Freedom Riders were intent on smashing racial barriers yet terrified of the price they might have to pay.”
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Bayard Rustin being refused service in a Baltimore cafe 1962

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“The owner here has reserved his right to serve whomever he pleases. The presence of a policeman in a situation like this usually meant that instead of having food dumped on you and hot coffee in your lap, you’d be peacefully led to jail. — “The owner here has reserved his right to serve whomever he pleases. The presence of a policeman in a situation like this usually meant that instead of having food dumped on you and hot coffee in your lap, you’d be peacefully led to jail." Sitting in, Cambridge, Maryland. 1962

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They sometimes served those who only sat and waited, Integrated group in a restaurant booth, Route 40 between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. 1962

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Reflection in the window of a downtown Baltimore segregated restaurant. Baltimore, MD. 1962

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Counter-protest in Cambridge, MD 1962

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CORE picketers in Washington, DC, 1962

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Signifying, the White House, Washington, D.C. 1962

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Stop action: Determined to end unfair hiring practices, two protestors put their lives on the line, closing down a construction site at the Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York City. 1963

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A demonstrator protesting unfair hiring practices is arrested at a construction site. Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. 1963.

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No matches, no matter: a construction site, New York City. 1963

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CORE President James Farmer Picketing for Fair Employment Practices at White Castle, Bronx, New York 1962

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White Knights defend their White Castle as picketers outside demand fair employment practices, Bronx, New York City. 1963

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Freedom Walkers on Route 11 in Georgia 1963

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Birmingham had a well deserved reputation as the most segragated and racially viloent city in the deep south. Its long string of unsolved racist bombings earned the city the epithet Bombingham. Movie theatre sign Brimingham, 1963.

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Southern hospitality, Birmingham 1963

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Birmingham commissioner of public safety Eugene “Bull” Connor 1963

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Police blocking off downtown Birmingham from protesters 1963

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Innocent bystander arrested, Birmingham, Alabama. June, 1963.

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Woman being arrested for picketing at Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963
This protestor was picketing the lunch counter at Loveman’s department store. Her sign is a powerful
indictment of the denial of basic rights to blacks. — Woman being arrested for picketing at Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963 This protestor was picketing the lunch counter at Loveman’s department store. Her sign is a powerful indictment of the denial of basic rights to blacks.

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Picketer under arrest behind LovemanÕs department store, where the protest concerned unfair hiring practices, Birmingham, Alabama. Spring of1963

ÒBirmingham was a turning point. It was the first time the Movement took on such a large city. King called it the most segregated city in America. The KlanÕs penchant for resolving racial conflicts with dynamite earned the city the nickname Bombingham.Ó — Picketer under arrest behind LovemanÕs department store, where the protest concerned unfair hiring practices, Birmingham, Alabama. Spring of1963 ÒBirmingham was a turning point. It was the first time the Movement took on such a large city. King called it the most segregated city in America. The KlanÕs penchant for resolving racial conflicts with dynamite earned the city the nickname Bombingham.Ó

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Paddy wagon with protesters arrested at Loveman’s department store, Birmingham 1963

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During a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, King urges his supporters to join the demonstrations, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963

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Audience responding to Martin Luther King speaking at the 16th street Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama, 1963.

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The Children’s March, Birmingham 1963

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Young protestors meeting, basement of the 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963

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Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963 — Birmingham 1963 Children marchers emerging from 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963

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Wave of youthful protestors leaving the 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham 1963

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Protestors with signs, Birmingham 1963

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Arrested protestors being loaded onto a bus, Birmingham 1963

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Bus full of protestors heading to a detention center, Birmingham 1963

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Improv prisons: High school student demonstrators are detained in a sports stadium, Birmingham, Alabama.
1963 — Improv prisons: High school student demonstrators are detained in a sports stadium, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963

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