Sojourner Truth, Photography, and the Fight Against Slavery
Sojourner Truth, Photography, and the Fight Against Slavery
July 27–October 23, 2016
Photographic carte de visite self-portraits by abolitionist, feminist, and orator Sojourner Truth.
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Carte de visite of Sojourner Truth, 1863; albumen print mounted on cardboard; 4 x 2 1/2 in.; BAMPFA, gift of Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby.
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Events
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Friday, October 7, 7 PMSojourner Truth Reading Group: Regina Mason
Regina Mason discusses the Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave, the first American fugitive slave memoir, written by her third great-grandfather.
Programmed by David Brazil
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Saturday, September 17, 1 PMBlack Activism and Photography from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement
Join a conversation with UC Berkeley professors Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby (History of Art) and Leigh Raiford (African American Studies) and photographer/photography historian Makeda Best of the California College of the Arts on the uses to which photography has been put in the African American struggle for political change.
Roundtable Discussion
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Saturday, September 17, 5 PMSojourner Truth Reading Group: Frank B. Wilderson III
Join writer, poet, and UC Irvine professor Frank B. Wilderson III for a screening of his 2005 film Reparations . . . Now, followed by a group conversation about the issues raised by the film.
Programmed by David Brazil
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Saturday, September 10, 11:30 AM-1 PM & 1-2:30 PMThe Story of Sojourner Truth
After a guided viewing of Sojourner Truth, Photography, and the Fight Against Slavery, make collages with artist Kaya Fortune using reproductions of historic photographs, autographs, and stamps from the Civil War period.
Family Fare
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Sunday, July 31, 2 PMCarte de Visite Workshop
Create your own personal carte de visite inspired by those on view in Sojourner Truth, Photography, and the Fight Against Slavery.