The Cook Foundation and the Fairfield Foundation exhibit, “Everyday People: Through Freedom’s Lens, An Exhibition of Rare Photographs by Freedom B. Goode,” opened Tuesday at the Gloucester Fine Arts Museum, 6894 Main Street.The exhibit, curated in collaboration with members of the descendent black community led by Deborah Billups, Dr. David Brown and Dr. Mueller-Heubach of the Fairfield Foundation, and Elizabeth Blackney of the Cook Foundation, brings light to untold stories of the black community in Gloucester during one of the most pivotal eras in American history: the Civil Rights movement.
This exhibit features unseen photographs by Freedom B. Goode, a local leader and documentarian, capturing the resilience, courage, and grassroots leadership of Gloucester’s black citizens as they navigated a landscape of segregation, integration and the fight for equality.
“It is an honor to be associated with Freedom B. Goode. We are proud to be a part of the curation and exhibition of his remar...