A photographic exhibit at the Camden Shoe Shop and Quilt Museum in Camden will depict the lives of sharecroppers who lived in Wilcox County during the 1900s on Friday, Feb. 28.
The exhibit is titled "Say Their Names: Honoring Our Ancestors in Wilcox County" and will feature more than 75 photographs of black sharecroppers on the former Rosemary Plantation.
“I’m excited to share these exceptional photographs with our community, as we celebrate Black History month and explore the history of African American life in Wilcox County,” said Betty Anderson, director of the museum.
The collection was made possible by Professors Dr. Camille Owens of McGill University and Dr. Virginia Thomas of Providence College, who researched and confirmed that they were taken in Wilcox County by local photographer, Edith Morgan.
Visitors can have their portraits taken at the museum during the exhibition. It is hoped that visitors will also be able to identify those in the photographs.
The exhibit will end on Sept. 1. The museum is located at 222 Planters Street.
Funding was made possible by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, Providence College, McGill University and supported by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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