SHEILA PREE BRIGHT
Lens-Based Artist
#1960NOW
TODAY
I cried today
I thought of the elders who fought during the Civil Rights Era
Imagine their trauma
I thought of my parents, young people who endure the Jim Crow era
Imagine their trauma
I thought of the young visionaries who are fighting the same injustices today
Imagine their trauma
I thought of my ancestors, who were forced to come to a country to be sold as property
Imagine their trauma
I cry today because we lost a spirit who continue to fight the good fight
Imagine his trauma
He now knows what liberation looks like
I cried today
-Sheila Pree Bright
#1960NOW PORTRAITS
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Click here for #1960Now installation at Riverside Art Museum, CA until March 2021
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The fight for equality continues from 1960 to now. Combining portraits of past and present social justice activists with documentary images from recent protests throughout the United States, #1960Now sheds light on the parallels between the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and the Black Lives Matter movement of today.
Shelia Pree Bright's striking black-and-white photographs capture the courage and conviction of '60s elder statesmen and a new generation of activists, offering a powerful reminder that the fight for justice is far from over. #1960Now represents an important new contribution to American protest photography.
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