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Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties

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The Brooklyn Museum

The plantation haunts my gay marriage.

The plantation haunts my gay marriage.

Injustice fear pity hope faith joy

Injustice fear pity hope faith joy

It embodies America’s hope and tragedy

It embodies America's hope and tragedy

I was there, so were friends.

I was there, so were friends.

Mass Incarceration, Stop and Frisk: #NewJimCrow.

Mass Incarceration, Stop and Frisk: #NewJimCrow.

“I’m Native American too!” — says everyone

I'm Native American too! -- says everyone

Mom, talk about your “black firsts.”

Mom, talk about your black firsts.

Pain,  black reaction OJ Simpson verdict

Pain, black reaction OJ Simpson verdict

Make art to inform us all.

Make art to inform us all.

The fiction of race kills humanity

The fiction of race kills humanity

I became an activist and prisoner

I became an activist and prisoner

Albanian, which group do I belong?

Albanian, which group do I belong?

Salad topped with melted American nightmare

Salad topped with melted American nightmare

When will we see the light

When will we see the light

I was born into mindful tolerance.

I was born into mindful tolerance.

It got me through the door.

It got me through the door.

MY FLUIDITY IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.

MY FLUIDITY IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.

Such power in words and action

Such power in words and action

How could I live here if otherwise?

How could I live here if otherwise?

Discovering, remembering and filtering historical resentments.

Discovering, remembering and filtering historical resentments.

Constant conversation with my radical mom.

Constant conversation with my radical mom.

Who is our Dr. King now?

Who is our Dr. King now?

Rulership does not belong to man

Rulership does not belong to man

Many fingers needed to hold tomorrow

Many fingers needed to hold tomorrow

Speak English We Are In America

Speak English We Are In America

I am grace, power and inextinguishable

I am grace, power and inextinguishable

I am part of a multitude.

I am part of a multitude.

Denied into “black college” because white.

Denied into black college because white.

Saddened, inspired, still far to go

Saddened, inspired, still far to go

Allows me to celebrate my birthday

Allows me to celebrate my birthday

“I am an earthling” -Julian Beck

I am an earthling -Julian Beck

Better music, less ignorance, more peace

Better music, less ignorance, more peace

Art in the face of racism

Art in the face of racism

God Bless America, Home Sweet Home

God Bless America, Home Sweet Home

We must preserve our nation’s history.

We must preserve our nation's history.

Colour, power, difference, struggle, dignity, aesthetics

Colour, power, difference, struggle, dignity, aesthetics

Standing on the shoulders of my forebears

Standing on the shoulders of my forebears

The ever lingering question is WHY?

The ever lingering question is WHY?

Born white 1956, but feel ashamed.

Born white 1956, but feel ashamed.

AN IDEA AS VITAL AS BLOOD

AN IDEA AS VITAL AS BLOOD

Inspiring story of culture people liberation

Inspiring story of culture people liberation

Proudness that reflects a profound sadness

Proudness that reflects a profound sadness

The life of sacrifice for others

The life of sacrifice for others

Stand up, don’t be silent, Fight Continues

Stand up, don't be silent, Fight Continues

An outsider in my own family

An outsider in my own family

IT GAVE THE FREEDOM I HAVE TODAY.

IT GAVE THE FREEDOM I HAVE TODAY.

Always Fight for what is Right

Always Fight for what is Right

“Caribbean” doesn’t make you less black.

Caribbean doesn't make you less black.

The beautiful struggle continues….only necessary

The beautiful struggle continues....only necessary

Still resonating to its powerful music!

Still resonating to its powerful music!

WE all want the same things

WE all want the same things

“You probably don’t speak English”

You probably don't speak English

Two steps forward, one step back

Two steps forward, one step back

It has given me such hope

It has given me such hope

The fight has only just begun.

The fight has only just begun.

Truth is, white privilege still exists.

Truth is, white privilege still exists.

THE SHADOW THEY CASTED IS REMOVED

THE SHADOW THEY CASTED IS REMOVED

The life of being loved lots

The life of being loved lots

Early morning bus trip with family

Early morning bus trip with family

White father, Black mother, BEAUTIFUL GIRLS!

White father, Black mother, BEAUTIFUL GIRLS!

Lift the burden of injustice

Lift the burden of injustice

Fear that racism will never end

Fear that racism will never end

Struggle always to acheive for victory

Struggle always to acheive for victory

Stop looking back, look forward

Stop looking back, look forward

Ignorance has never been an excuse

Ignorance has never been an excuse

STILL WORKING ON MY OWN RACISM

STILL WORKING ON MY OWN RACISM

It reminds me freedom is possible.

It reminds me freedom is possible.

Freedom to love who I love

Freedom to love who I love

We can’t ever forget this

We can't ever forget this

My life is immensely important.

My life is immensely important.

Clarity revelations open the mind

Clarity revelations open the mind

We are all free to love.

We are all free to love.

Eradicating institution racism is really hard

Eradicating institution racism is really hard

I’m able to know the world

I'm able to know the world

equality for all, equality for all.

equality for all, equality for all.

A race not won though hopeful

A race not won though hopeful

Open your eyes and ears always

Open your eyes and ears always

WE’RE THE SAME, YOU AND I

WE'RE THE SAME, YOU AND I

Why does racial prejudice still exist?

Why does racial prejudice still exist?

Play the card early and often.

Play the card early and often.

STILL SO MUCH WORK TO DO.

STILL SO MUCH WORK TO DO.

Injustice is Immoral; deserving of struggle.

Injustice is Immoral; deserving of struggle.

A rich history; a lasting legacy.

A rich history; a lasting legacy.

This history    My life      My legacy

This history My life My legacy

Female white, wife black, child biracial

Female white, wife black, child biracial

This is the time we’re in.

This is the time we're in.

I welcome diversity and shun suffocation

I welcome diversity and shun suffocation

My riot is a feminine word.

My riot is a feminine word.

embracing civil rights expanded my world…

embracing civil rights expanded my world...

I married the man I loved

I married the man I loved

Who you are, what others are.

Who you are, what others are.

Opportunity, creativity, and education are essential.

Opportunity, creativity, and education are essential.

To never stop fighting for justice.

To never stop fighting for justice.

Everybody is equal in this country.

Everybody is equal in this country.

mutual communication and understanding dissolve everything

mutual communication and understanding dissolve everything

I think the sixties were crazy

I think the sixties were crazy

Hope, peace, respect, love, wisdom, honour

Hope, peace, respect, love, wisdom, honour

Equality, Freedom, White, Terror, Power, People

Equality, Freedom, White, Terror, Power, People

(It) was mean how they treated them

(It) was mean how they treated them

Wives of Shango
Wives of Shango by Jeff Donaldson. Courtesy The Brooklyn Museum.

The Race Card Project partners with The Brooklyn Museum!

The power of The Race Card Project is that it allows individuals to listen to each other. And in this case, it also allows The Brooklyn Museum to listen to its community and tap into the conversations that usually take place in private spaces.

The Race Card Project encourages people to condense their observations and experiences about race into one sentence with just Six Words. In this case, people sent us their thoughts after visiting The Witness Exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum. We have received thousands of these Six-Word stories from all over the world since the project began in 2011 and we are consistently amazed by the candor and emotional depth. So often when we talk about race the emphasis is on what is said, instead of what is heard.

You won’t agree with everything you see and hear in The Race Card Project. But you will learn about life as lived by someone else.

The inbox is always open… and it is always interesting.

Create your own Six Word Story.

The Brooklyn Museum

White People in Gentrified Brooklyn

Sarinya New York City, NY It is sad to me that this is an amazing exhibit and the battle agains...

Bravery is the greatest form of anti-pollution

Angela Brooklyn, NY The individuals and communities who worked and work to break down barriers t...

Segregation is bad. It’s not good.

Eva Gross New York City, NY Staten Island I am learning about segregation in first grade. Blac...

Is experienced, should be celebrated now.

Mariel Nunes Brunswick, NY Multi-racial female....

I am proud of my people.

Cristina Brooklyn, NY Despite the constant wall we're pushing up against, we stand proud, strong...

Beautiful, Universal, Magnificent, Individuals as ONE!

David E. Spence NYC, nY A concept I made and copyrighted this for a children's book and characte...

I witness and rewitness history

Melissa Johnson Brooklyn, NY With the continual killing and imprisoning, marginalization and exp...

I’ll stop committing crimes… After you.?!

Charles Walton Brooklyn, NY For hypocrites who with one track minds who insist that all blacks n...

Why should I get over it?

Daniel Scott Gittens The Bronx, New York City, NY...

Peace power love youth elder God

Kathy Lynn Gueye New York City, NY Queens Without the elder there is no youth without the youth...
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In 2010, award-winning journalist Michele Norris started The Race Card Project, where she asked people around the world to send her a postcard, and, in just six words, share their thoughts, questions, experiences, and aspirations about identity and race. The result was astonishing. The responses were vulnerable, honest, and revealing. And she compiled many of the postcards into a new book called "Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity."

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