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Is This America? Art and Voting Rights | Birmingham News
Willie Williams’ powerful new exhibition “Is This America?” at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute confronts the nation’s soul on its 250th birthday, sparked by the turbulence of the last election and the current assault on voting rights. Drawing from the fearless words of Fannie Lou Hamer and his own family’s legacy, Williams blends painting, sculpture, video, and mixed media to ask urgent questions about citizenship, democracy, and freedom. With echoes of past struggles and sharp commentary on redistricting battles in Louisiana and Alabama, this exhibit is both a historical reckoning and…
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