VCU releases rare collection of Civil Rights protests photos
Over 250 photos taken during nonviolent civil rights protests in Farmville, VA have been curated by VCU in a new digital exhibit.
The Freedom Now Project, a collection of 277 photos taken in Summer 1963 taken in Summer 1963, aims to show the experience of local nonviolent civil dissent. VCU curators are hoping that by putting the photos online, the public will provide any information they have about the people and locations featured in 13 photo sets.
“The photographs in the Freedom Now Project make a significant contribution to our understanding of a very important event in the history of Virginia and the nation,” said Alice Campbell, a VCU Libraries digital initiatives archivist overseeing the project. “We hope that, by opening the collection up to comments, we can learn more about the people and events depicted, thereby increasing the collection’s value for future research, and preserving a record of Americans whose persistence and bravery helped move the nation closer to the promise of justice for all.”
Below are several photos in the collection.
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Nathan Cushing
Nathan Cushing is a writer, journalist, and RVANews Editor.
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Nathan, Thanks for sharing these.
Great pictures.Wonderful people.Hats off to all those than fought that every one could be free.
Thank you VCU Special Collections. Another digital exhibition that helps us understand both our past and present!
I thank you God for each and everyone of them who sacrificed their lives, so that we all can enjoy what America has to offer. Thanks to them and thank you VCU for sharing!
A wonderful picture photo about a terrible period in our lives. Thanks to all who sacrificed in order that others could have a better life. May VCU always be known for its diversity.