Arts In Movement: Courageous 8
Arts In Movement
An arts exhibition and speaker series centered on the intersectionality of history, civics, art, and culture to include the examination of various art forms and their impacts on the movement for civil rights and social justice.
Courageous 8 Exhibit
Through partnership, AL Association for the Arts, National Education and Empowerment Coalition, and Friends of Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trails will manage the Southern Tour of the traveling exhibition based on Selma’s voting rights activists, known by historians as the “Courageous Eight.”
These famous "Eight" were Rev. F.D. Reese, Ulysses Blackmon, Amelia Boynton-Robinson, Ernest Doyle, Marie Foster, James Gildersleeve, Rev. J.D. Hunter and Rev. Henry Shannon. These unsung heroes didn’t get the same notoriety or name recognition as other historic figures, but they were instrumental in the fight for equal rights for African-Americans. Their stories of sacrifices and efforts during the Civil Rights Movement are now preserved in an artistic traveling exhibit that bears its name.
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Your donation can make a real difference! With your help, we can continue to tell the story of civil rights and social justice from the South to the Smithsonian! Help us journey across the South with the Courageous 8's story being shared with thousands along the way! Every little bit helps, so please consider making a donation today.
AL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ARTS, INC.: Empowering Communities
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Huntsville Revisited Museum
Huntsville Revisited Museum
Sunday, June 16, 2024
4 pm- 6 pm
Exclusive Mixer w/ special guests
Focus: Community leaders discuss the importance of preserving history through arts and culture.
Huntsville Revisited Museum
Huntsville Revisited Museum
Huntsville Revisited Museum
Monday, June 17, 2024
10 am- 4 pm
Public Viewing
6 pm- 8 pm
Intimate Mixer w/ Artist Phyllis Parks & special guests
Focus: Hear about the purpose behind the pieces from the artist and representatives of the families of the Courageous 8
Omega Center
Huntsville Revisited Museum
Oakwood University Church
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
National Civil Rights Conference Event
6 pm- 8 pm
Public Exhibit Viewing & Youth Community Conversation
Focus: Youth round table styled conversation- Bridging the generational gap in history through arts and culture.
Moderated By: Jasamine Byrd, Multi Skilled Journalist, WZDX TV Fox 54
Round table Panelists: Community High School & College Students
Oakwood University Church
Oakwood University Church
Oakwood University Church
Juneteenth, Wednesday, June 19, 2024
1-7 PM,
Self- Guided Viewing
Focus: Final Night for Viewing in the Huntsville area. Self-guided viewing.
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Oakwood University Church
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Your donation can make a real difference! With your help, we can continue to tell the story of civil rights and social justice from the South to the Smithsonian! Help us journey across the South and end in the Smithsonian Museum in DC, with the Courageous 8's story being shared with thousands along the way! Every little bit helps, so please consider making a donation today.
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Civics Programming
Lift Our Vote
"Elections are critical, but the Voter is vital" -President Jessica Fortune Barker, Founder & Lead Organizer, Lift Our Vote
Lift Our Vote is a civics engagement program that centers the elections around the voices that matter most, the Voter. By operating in alignment with AL Association for the Arts' three pillars of service- to Educate, Engage, and Empower- Lift Our Vote serves to create a culture of voting in marginalized communities.
Civics Projects
Year Round Voter Services
Year Round Voter Services
Year Round Voter Services
Voter Services offers a holistic touch point for non-partisan Voter related needs to include Verification, Registration, Restoration, Information, and Education. We also train groups, schools/institutions, and persons to volunteer to offer these services in their communities in a non-partisan capacity.
Voter Day
Year Round Voter Services
Year Round Voter Services
Elections are critical, but the Voter is vital! What is traditionally known as Election Day, Lift Our Vote has affectionately dubbed as Voter Day as we serve our mission to create a culture of Voting by centering elections back around the voices that matter most...the Voter. Voter Day consists of several robust Voter-centric services to include Voter Day Transportation and Poll Advocacy.
MLK Day of Action Video Project
All ages are welcome to participate.
We invite families, groups, organizations, businesses and companies to participate!
Tell us through a 30-45 second video, self-recorded video what MLK Day means to you!
Complete this link and upload your video by Dec. 31, 2024.