Sherri Krazl – A Lens For Freedom: Civil Rights Photographs by Steve Schapiro

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After the disappearance of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover remained indifferent until pressured by President Lyndon B. Johnson. […]

During the turbulent 1960s, Steve Schapiro was there with his camera capturing some of the most iconic moments of the Civil Rights Movement. Schapiro was also one of the leading photographers to document the historic 1964 Freedom Summer campaign. This is the focus of this exhibition in association with the 2022 Cincinnati-based FotoFocus Biennial theme, World Record. Schapiro’s photographs documented the activities, training, meetings, and so much more that developed as part of the Freedom Summer efforts to help register Black voters in the deep South. This exhibition and associated programming is supported with a grant from FotoFocus as part of the FotoFocus Biennial 2022. The Art Museum is also grateful for the generous support of Richard and Susan Momeyer. The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Steve Schapiro, who died on January 15, 2022. For further involvement with the Freedom Summer exhibition, check out Finding Freedom Summer Travelling Exhibition.

A Lens For Freedom: Civil Rights Photographs by Steve Schapiro

A Miami University Art Museum Online Exhibition

Articles by Sherri Krazl

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