Selma March And Voting Rights Exhibition

2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, the largest and most significant march in civil rights history, which led directly to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act mandated federal oversight of all US counties with a history of voter discrimination against African Americans, and opened the door to voting for most Americans.

Today the right to vote is once again under assault as conservative state legislators across the country enact new laws to require voter ID's and restrict voter registration periods.

To celebrate the Selma March and to offer teachers a tool for educating young people about their civil rights history and the importance of voting, Matt Herron, a noted civil rights photographer has created a special photographic exhibition documenting the March and the struggle for the right to vote. The show consists of 30 black and white photographs matted in 16” x 20” and 20” x 24” frames, with captions and explanatory wall labels. A teachers' guide is under preparation. For a look at the photographs, please visit: www.mattherronwriter.com/selmaweb.

The show is designed to fit a modest space, and is available for six-week rental periods during 2015. Host institutions are responsible for the $3,000 rental fee plus shipping and insurance. To reserve a time slot or for more information, please email matt@takestockphotos.com or call 415-479-6994.

Matt Herron has also recently published a coffee table book: Mississippi Eyes: The Story And Photography of The Southern Documentary Project. The book chronicles the adventures and war stories of a team of five documentary photographers that Herron organized and directed (with help from Dorothea Lange) during the pivotal civil rights summer of 1964. www.mattherronwriter.com for reviews and pictures.