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Declan Haun
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Declan Haun | Americain, 1937 - 1994
Exposition
Women and the Civil Rights Movement
We explore the integral role of women in our nation's quest for social justice in an exhibition drawn from the Chrysler's rich collection of Civil Rights-era photography. Here is a stirring selection of images that mixes iconic imagery of struggle with the grinding facts of daily life in a segregated society. Take, for instance, the photo at the right. Taken by Declan Haun, a freelance photographer working for the Charlotte Observer, it wound up being reprinted and circulated all across the country. It had quite an impact. Psychologically, it was one thing to see news photos of African American men in scenes resembling front-line combat. It was quite different to see a single 16-year-old girl with her courageous sign. On hot summer days in small-town North Carolina, she was barred from the municipal swimming p...
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We explore the integral role of women in our nation's quest for social justice in an exhibition drawn from the Chrysler's rich collection of Civil Rights-era photography. Here is a stirring selection of images that mixes iconic imagery of struggle with the grinding facts of daily life in a segregated society.
Take, for instance, the photo at the right. Taken by Declan Haun, a freelance photographer working for the Charlotte Observer, it wound up being reprinted and circulated all across the country. It had quite an impact. Psychologically, it was one thing to see news photos of African American men in scenes resembling front-line combat. It was quite different to see a single 16-year-old girl with her courageous sign. On hot summer days in small-town North Carolina, she was barred from the municipal swimming p...