This Old Wheel Will Roll Around Again: A Pictorial History of the South, 1950-1990
por Don Sturkey
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Don Sturkey Releases “This Old Wheel Will Roll Around Again: A Pictorial History of the South, 1950-1990”. For 34 years at The Charlotte Observer, Sturkey took pictures of presidents and movie stars, protesters, Klan members and average citizens. He recorded for posterity shanties leveled by urban renewal and grand construction projects that changed the face of Charlotte.
His work has placed him in the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame and won his negatives a permanent home in UNC-Chapel Hill’s library.
Now, Sturkey, 85, has assembled 218 photographs in a new collection, “This Old Wheel Will Roll Around Again: A Pictorial History of the South, 1950-1990.” The book recalls events that shaped America in the second half of the 20th century: the civil rights and women’s movements, the Cold War, the war on poverty, the Vietnam War.
It also illustrates the transformation of North Carolina and the South, a transition UNC-Charlotte historian David Goldfield describes as moving from “a region apart from the United States to becoming an integral part of the nation, not only in terms of race – that’s paramount – but also in terms of economic development.”
The role of photography was crucial during this period, Goldfield says, not only in documenting history but in shaping public opinion.
“The old saying, ‘A picture’s worth a thousand words,’ it’s not true. Sometimes, a picture’s worth a million words,” he says. “You can actually see the emotions and see the tragedy and see the violence.”
His work has placed him in the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame and won his negatives a permanent home in UNC-Chapel Hill’s library.
Now, Sturkey, 85, has assembled 218 photographs in a new collection, “This Old Wheel Will Roll Around Again: A Pictorial History of the South, 1950-1990.” The book recalls events that shaped America in the second half of the 20th century: the civil rights and women’s movements, the Cold War, the war on poverty, the Vietnam War.
It also illustrates the transformation of North Carolina and the South, a transition UNC-Charlotte historian David Goldfield describes as moving from “a region apart from the United States to becoming an integral part of the nation, not only in terms of race – that’s paramount – but also in terms of economic development.”
The role of photography was crucial during this period, Goldfield says, not only in documenting history but in shaping public opinion.
“The old saying, ‘A picture’s worth a thousand words,’ it’s not true. Sometimes, a picture’s worth a million words,” he says. “You can actually see the emotions and see the tragedy and see the violence.”
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- Categoria principal: Arts & Photography Books
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Opção de projeto: Paisagem de formato grande, 33×28 cm
Nº de páginas: 214 - Data de publicação: jan 22, 2017
- Idioma English
- Palavras-chavee Photography, Civil Rights, Women's Right, Old South, New South, Southern History, KKK, Historical Photography, Anti-War Movement, War on Poverty, Hippie Era, Women's Liberation, Changing Southern States, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990
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