The Chaney family as they depart for the burial of James Chaney, Meridian, Mississippi, August 7, 1964. (© Bill Eppridge)
Some of my pictures from the civil rights era, including the image of the Chaney family, above, will be included in an upcoming exhibition at the High Museum, in Atlanta, called Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement. The show opens on June 7th and runs until October 5th. Get all the details on the High Museum’s website.
Tags: Atlanta, Ben Chaney, Bill Eppridge, Civil Rights, High Museum, James Chaney, Mississippi Burning
You are the hardest working man in show business! Great to see this work surface.
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You are quite an accomplished photographer. Keep up the fantastic work capturing these precious moments on camera.
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