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Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_01
Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_01 Memories captured by a photographer are never forgotten. Now with cameras always right in the palm of our hands, it’s difficult to appreciate how astounding this power was decades ago when there were only a few passionate shutterbugs.
Story: Megan Butler
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Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_02
Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_02 In racially divided 1960s America, Rusty Miller took his personal 35-millimeter camera deep into the segregated streets of Atlanta... Miller captured the people living behind the oppression, shedding light on their daily lives. One image shows families gathered at an ice cream shop chatting and children waiting for their cones.
Story: Megan Butler
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Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_03
Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_03 Miller’s work is unusual, and he was not known as an aspiring activist. His mother, Peggy, described Miller as a restless, free-spirited soul of the ’60s and ’70s; a passionate, fearless and eccentric man.
Story: Megan Butler
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Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_04
Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_04 How exactly his rambling led him into these African American neighborhoods remains unknown, but his discoveries there were life-changing. In a society where people were taught to fear those who looked different, Miller’s interactions made him a revolutionary. The world had forgotten that humans are all the same creature, and with a simple snap of children laughing and a man shining shoes, Miller found the innocent truth.
Story: Megan Butler
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Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_05
Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_05 It wasn’t until 20 years after Miller’s unexpected death that his work became known. Miller's photos have since been showcased at the High Art Museum, The Atlanta History Center, Gallery 72 and have even been exhibited by the city of Atlanta. Although continuous gentrification throughout Atlanta since Miller’s photos were taken has made the areas in many of the photos unrecognizable, there is hope to one day be able to find some of the people who were in the photos.
Story: Megan Butler
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Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_06
Atlanta: Then & Now — Capturing Hidden Realities in Atlanta’s 1960s Civil Rights Movement_06 This story is part of a class project directed by Kennesaw State University journalism professor Burton Speakman.
Megan Butler's story was featured at our annual fundraiser
& part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography.
BOKEH FOCUS — ATLANTA: THEN & NOW EXHIBIT
November 15, 2019.
Story: Megan Butler
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