Making the Movement Glass communication

communication

surfboard shapers

creating a time capsule of the obsessions and concerns of a different era

From lamps and tables to toys and chairs

Making the Movement Glass communicationA history of the Civil Rights Movement from Emancipation through the 1980s, told through 200 objects (buttons, badges, posters, leaflets, and more) created by activists as tools to advance the fight for justice and freedom. From Reconstruction through Jim Crow, through the protest era of the 1960s and 70s to current day resistance and activism, the material culture of the Civil Rights Movement has been integral to its goals and tactics. During decades