The Hammond Regional Arts Center presents “City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign,” September 8-October 5.
This poster exhibition from the Smithsonian honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final and most ambitious vision that each U.S. citizen has equal access to economic opportunities and the American dream.
The exhibition examines the Poor People’s Campaign—a grassroots, multiracial movement that drew thousands of people to Washington, D.C. For 43 days between May and June 1968, demonstrators demanded social reforms while living side-by-side on the National Mall in a tent city known as Resurrection City.
An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday, September 8, from 5-8 p.m. at the Hammond Regional Arts Center.
Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, “City of Hope” highlights a series of newly discovered photographs and an array of protest signs and political buttons collected during the campaign. Featuring 18 posters, the exhibition will help visitors engage and contextualize the Poor People’s Campaign’s historical significance and present-day relevance.
The exhibition will be displayed in the Hammond Regional Arts Center’s Main Gallery from September 8-October 5.
Admission into the Hammond Regional Arts Center is free. Gallery viewing hours include Wednesday-Friday from noon to 6 p.m.
