Please join us Thursday, December 4, from 5 to 7 p.m in the AOK Gallery for a panel discussion, "Documenting Black Leisure and Preserving Community Archives." Followed by a reception.
Panelists: Corey Lewis, Ashley Minner Jones, Oyinda Omoloja, Liz Patton, and Beth Saunders
Moderated by Sophia Blessit-Sottileo, Dean and Vice Provost of the AOK Library & Gallery.
Picturing Mobility explores what it meant to seek leisure and travel as a
Black American during the Jim Crow era. The exhibition features
snapshots and travel ephemera of Black leisure experiences primarily
from the mid-Atlantic during the 1920s to 1960s. From beach outings to
family road trips, these images offer glimpses into everyday moments of
happiness, relaxation and community, challenging dominant narratives
that define the era solely through restriction and struggle.
Image credit: Photographer Unknown, Couple Hugging, Packard, 1950s.
Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of The Burns Collection & Archive.
