The City of Hickory Public Art Commission (PAC) will gather at Taft Broome Park on August 13 at 5:30 p.m. to celebrate the ...

William H. Johnson (1901–1970) painted his last body of work, the “Fighters for Freedom” series, in the mid-1940s as a tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers and performers as ...

Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with generous support from Art Bridges, Faye and Robert Davidson, the William R. Kenan Jr ...

Very grateful," said Zinskie. It's called the Freedom Fighter statue, and it now stands tall in the borough of Olyphant, Zinskie's hometown.

Who Are Today’s Fighters for Freedom? SAAM’s educators invite students and visitors to reflect on William H. Johnson’s portraits and make connections to our world today.

North America's original freedom fighter, Gaspar Yanga, who escaped from slavery in Mexico, is the subject of an ongoing exhibit at the African American Museum at Fair Park.

"My distant family is Irish, and we know British oppression, so naming my town after a freedom fighter is great," he explained. There were a few Algerian visitors at the Art in the Park festival.