And Justice for All? Maltz Museum Exhibition Portrays the Civil Rights Struggles of the 1960s and the Continuing Effort to Bridge America's Racial Divide As relevant today as they were half a century ago, more than 150 black-and-white images chronicling the Southern Freedom Movement are featured in This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement, on view September 29 through May 14, at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood. The 4,000-squarefoot exhibition is generously sponsored by Cleveland Browns Foundation; Cleveland Foundation; Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Humanities Center at Cuyahoga Community College; Maltz Family Foundation; PNC Bank, and The Treu-Mart Fund. This Light of Ours features works by nine activist photographers who documented the clash between institutionalized discrimination and determined resistance by activists and volunteers. “The power of these photographs that helped catapult long-existing inequities into the national consciousness is undeniable,” asserts Maltz Museum executive director Ellen Rudolph. “Pain, fear and hope – the emotions and momentum fueling the movement – are palpable in the images.” The Maltz Museum added videos, interactive features and material about racial division today. “This exhibition is very timely,” says Museum co-founder Milton Maltz, noting its relevance to recent shootings, riots, vigils and protests in Baltimore, Charleston, Cleveland, Dallas and Milwaukee. “Ordinary people risked everything to fight for equality in the segregated South of the 1960s. The question this exhibition asks, 50 years later, is who will take up the challenge to right inequities that continue to spark anger across this country? How can we heal this open wound of racial division in America?” This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement features photographers Bob Adelman, George Ballis, Bob Fitch, Bob Fletcher, Matt Herron, David Prince, Herbert Randall, Maria Varela and Tamio Wakayams. The exhibition is organized by the Center for Documentary Expression and Art (Curator: Matt Herron; Historical Consultant: Charlie Cobb Jr.; Project Originators: Leslie Kelen and Steven Kasher), with major support provided by the Bruce W. Bastian Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. The films, design and exhibition experience were conceived and produced by the Maltz Museum. For information, directions and related programming, call 216.593.0575, or visit maltzmuseum.org. “Pain, fear and hope – the emotions and momentum fueling the movement – are palpable in the images.” SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION FOR TO SCHEDULE A TOUR 44 Beachwood Buzz n October 2016 CONTACT US (440) 498-3000