Sat June 25, 2016
News Today: A History of the Poor People's Campaign in Real Time
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May 14, May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25, 1-5pm
Using news photographs, memorabilia, reconstructed objects, documentary fragments, and original documents, News Today re-tells the story of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last monumental social protest prior to his assassination. The exhibition features images and objects culled from Haug's extensive research in the archives of the Associated Press, the popular press, and eBay, which have not been seen together before, bringing to life the complex ambition of King's vision.
Gallery Talks:
May 14, 2pm: Justin Gomer Ph.D., Lecturer, American Studies, UC Berkeley
May 21, 2pm: E.C. Feiss, Ph.D. Student, Art History, UC Berkeley
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Using news photographs, memorabilia, reconstructed objects, documentary fragments, and original documents, News Today re-tells the story of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last monumental social protest prior to his assassination. The exhibition features images and objects culled from Haug's extensive research in the archives of the Associated Press, the popular press, and eBay, which have not been seen together before, bringing to life the complex ambition of King's vision.
Gallery Talks:
May 14, 2pm: Justin Gomer Ph.D., Lecturer, American Studies, UC Berkeley
May 21, 2pm: E.C. Feiss, Ph.D. Student, Art History, UC Berkeley
May 14, May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25, 1-5pm
Using news photographs, memorabilia, reconstructed objects, documentary fragments, and original documents, News Today re-tells the story of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last monumental social protest prior to his assassination. The exhibition features images and objects culled from Haug's extensive research in the archives of the Associated Press, the popular press, and eBay, which have not been seen together before, bringing to life the complex ambition of King's vision.
Gallery Talks:
May 14, 2pm: Justin Gomer Ph.D., Lecturer, American Studies, UC Berkeley
May 21, 2pm: E.C. Feiss, Ph.D. Student, Art History, UC Berkeley
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Using news photographs, memorabilia, reconstructed objects, documentary fragments, and original documents, News Today re-tells the story of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last monumental social protest prior to his assassination. The exhibition features images and objects culled from Haug's extensive research in the archives of the Associated Press, the popular press, and eBay, which have not been seen together before, bringing to life the complex ambition of King's vision.
Gallery Talks:
May 14, 2pm: Justin Gomer Ph.D., Lecturer, American Studies, UC Berkeley
May 21, 2pm: E.C. Feiss, Ph.D. Student, Art History, UC Berkeley
show less
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