Childhood joy; pleasure; and creativity are not often associated with the civil rights movement. Their ties to the movement may have faded from historical memory; but these qualities received considerable photographic attention in that tumultuous era. Katharine Capshawrsquo;s Civil Rights Childhood reveals how the black child has beenmdash;and continues to bemdash;a social agent that demands change. Because children carry a compelling aura of human value and potential; images of African American children in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education had a powerful effect on the fight for civil rights. In the iconography of Emmett Till and the girls murdered in the 1963 Birmingham church bombings; Capshaw explores the function of childrenrsquo;s photographic books and the image of the black child in social justice campaigns for school integration and the civil rights movement. Drawing on works ranging from documentary photography; coffee-table and art books; and popular historical narratives and photographic picture books for the very young; Civil Rights Childhood sheds new light on images of the child and family that portrayed liberatory models of blackness; but it also considers the role photographs played in the desire for consensus and closure with the rise of multiculturalism.Offering rich analysis; Capshaw recovers many obscure texts and photographs while at the same time placing major names like Langston Hughes; June Jordan; and Toni Morrison in dialogue with lesser-known writers. An important addition to thinking about representation and politics; Civil Rights Childhood ultimately shows how the photobookmdash;and the aspirations of childhood itselfmdash;encourage cultural transformation.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love itBy Kindle CustomerEasy to Follow and it had practice sheets.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. How to draw facesBy Carolyn GallNice book2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. If You Are Tired Of Drawing Stick People Get This Book!By Dejablu503If you are tired of drawing stick people or faces that look like aliens; this book is very helpful for taking your skills to a higher level. Most of my artist talents come from self education not classes; and I have to say an awful lot of the how to draw books on the market are... lacking. They assume a LOT. This book is the first one I have found in a long time that teaches the reader how to draw in a way that is clear; concise; easy to follow. I seriously doubt you can buy this book; really use it and not improve your drawing skills. The skills it covers do not apply just to drawing people even though that is the focus of this book. Perspective; shading; dimensions... these things apply to anything you might want to draw; and this book covers them well. A great reference book for anyone trying to improve their skills!
