“Southern Rites,” a new exhibition at the Atlanta Contemporary, spotlights segregated proms in South Georgia. The photos were not taken in the 1950s; they date from the early- to mid-2000s. The works are by photographer and filmmaker Gillian Laub and have been featured in other forms, including a book and a documentary that aired on HBO in 2015. Laub joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to discuss her experience documenting race for the last two decades.
Interview highlights:
In South Georgia, a relic of segregationist convention:
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