Water in Brooks’ latest? A force of pleasure and pain
Artist Calida Rawles points out details in her painting at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. (Elle Perry/The Daily Memphian)
On March 19, 1960, about 40 LeMoyne College and Owen Junior College students were arrested during sit-ins at the Cossitt and Main library branches, where they were protesting segregation.
That year, Memphians also had sit-ins at the Memphis Zoo, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, lunch counters, Malco movie theaters, public spaces and other locations.
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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