The era was 1960, the climate of the country was turbulent , and Black people were passionate  about obtaining  their  civil rights . Dr. Martin Luther King Jr  challenged that people be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. Artists through their music  encouraged people to “Stand” Sly Stone or “Say it Loud “ James Brown . Still activists were  protesting change  from voting rights to the removal of sale of little Black Sambo  to “golliwogs’  it was all about passion.

This exhibit  looks at books, dolls, records and takes an artitic approach to  examine