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Throughout the 1920s, talented photographer Richard Samuel Roberts captured Black Columbians as they wanted to be remembered. Now, over 5,000 of Roberts' glass plate negatives have been digitized and are freely available to the public for the first time. Join University of South Carolina Libraries, the Center for Civil Rights History and Research at the University of South Carolina, and the University South Caroliniana Society for a panel discussion about Roberts, his remarkable photos, which have received significant national attention, and their lasting legacy. Get an up-close and personal look at some of the glass plate negatives and how they went from the crawlspace of the family home to being individually scanned and preserved.We will hear from:
Dr. Bobby Donaldson, Director of the Center for Civil Rights History and Research
Phil Dunn former professor of Photography at USC and Co-Editor of A True Likeness: The Black South of Richard Samuel Roberts, 1920 - 1936
Judge Michelle Manigault Hurley, descendent of family members featured in the photos
Dr. Dianne Johnson-Feelings, Inaugural Patricia Moore-Pastides Distinguished Chair & author of All Around Town: The Photographs of Richard Samuel Roberts
Rachel Young, Center for Civil Rights History and Research Public Historian who worked on identifications during digitization
Copies of "A True Likeness" will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please RSVP at the link for tickets.
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Capstone, 898 Barnwell Street,Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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