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“I have a dream…”
These words encapsulate the American Civil Rights movement of the mid-20th century. In this special edition of State of the Arts, we explore how artists, composers, and architects have responded to the lasting legacy of the Civil Rights movement.
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Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 8:30 pm • Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
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a man called evers
Composer, jazz trumpeter, and poet Hannibal started life in the cotton fields of Texas. He has lived in both New York City and with the Masai Tribes of West Africa. He now appears on major concert stages throughout the world. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra premiered Hannibal's work, God, Mississippi and A Man Called Evers, a deeply personal work that honors slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz speaks with the composer about this ambitious musical epic, and visits the home of Medgar Evers in Mississippi.
 read the text to "a man called evers”
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At the funeral of Medger Evers
Composer Hannibal Lokumbe
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small towns, black lives
Southern New Jersey is home to several historically black communities featured in an exhibit and a book, both called "Small Towns, Black Lives." Over a ten-year period, Stockton College professor and photographer Wendel A. White created documentary photos and text that provide a complex look at the people, businesses, historic landmarks, landscapes, and other features that make up communities such as Whitesboro and Lawnside. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz goes on location with White, and meets some of the subjects of his photographs.
visit wendel white’s interactive website: www.blacktowns.org
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voices from the garden
The Civil Rights Garden at Carnegie Library in Atlantic City is the first major monument to the civil rights movement in a northern state. A sculpture garden, it features black granite columns bearing the words of civil rights leaders and a bronze bell over a reflecting pool. The Civil Rights Garden is a powerful tribute to the architects of the Civil Rights Movement, and is used as the setting for Atlantic City’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz visits the garden and meets the designer of this groundbreaking public art memorial, Larry Kirkland.
read the 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments to the U.S. constitution
- where to see
civil rights garden
pacific avenue & martin luther king blvd.
next to the carnegie library, two blocks away from the boardwalk
atlantic city, nj
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Atlantic City’s Civil Rights Garden
Artist Sketch of the
Civil Rights Garden
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