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X-WR-RELCALID:Telfair Events Calendar Robert Claiborne Morris: Slavery by Another Name 20120229
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SUMMARY:Robert Claiborne Morris: Slavery by Another Name
DESCRIPTION:Robert Claiborne Morris began to re-examine his understanding of race in America after reading an early proof of Douglas A. Blackmon’s Pulitzer Prize winning book\, “Slavery by Another Name.” The revelation that slavery continued until World War II changed the way he saw his native South.Morris began an odyssey in search of the images\, objects and artifacts related to this obscure chapter in American history. From Georgia to North Carolina\, he examined the junkyards\, flea markets and historical societies\, hunting and collecting\, in the hopes of finding a medium that could both incorporate found objects and project images to better understand the spiritual darkness of re-enslavement.Incorporated in Morris’ works are portraits of the re-enslaved\, maps of the slave mines\, courageous articles and images published by the Atlanta Constitution\, blood money\, letters to the Department of Justice pleading for mercy and implements of bondage and torture ranging from words to ropes\, locks and chains. Morris’ hope is that the series of overlapping mediums awakens complex emotions and promotes reconciliation.Over the course of Morris’ three previous exhibitions in three cities\, after greeting and speaking to hundreds of people he has discovered that art has a power that must be directed to the improvement and reconciliation of man’s soul. Morris believes that art has a greater strength when focused on the soul of man\, asking us to search deeper into the things that comprise our own history.\n______________________________\nThis Event Downloaded From a Helios Calendar Powered Site
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