High Museum

June 28, 2008, 2:00 PM

Memories from the Movement: Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion

Join Civil Rights heroes including Congressman John Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young, activist Dorothy Cotton, introduced by High Curator Julian Cox for an afternoon of remembrances and dialogue around the contributions of the courageous champions of justice who struggled to make equality a reality for all. The panelists will reflect on their experiences in the Civil Rights movement in light of the High’s current exhibition Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968.  The discussion will be moderated by Alexis Scott, journalist and publisher of the Atlanta Daily World, the city's first black-owned daily newspaper.

This program is free and seating is limited. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000 and online at www.high.org. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.