Mobile Museum Of Art Prepares Special Exhibit

The Mobile Museum of Art is preparing for a new special exhibition arriving in January, according to anannouncement. “Gordon Parks: Segregation Story in Mobile, 1956” documents the everyday activities and rituals of one extended black family, the Thorntons, in Mobile and Shady Grove, Ala., during segregation. The images were originally published in a 1956 photo essay by Parks, an assignment from Life after the Montgomery bus boycotts, but have come to be known around the world for helping to inspire the Civil Rights movement. These photographs will be on view at the museum during January 16-September 5, 2021.