"Education"
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One of eight outdoor sculptures in the Coffee Cup Collaborative, a public art project that honors Greensboro, NC's place in civil rights history.
Waymark Code: WM6P0N
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2009
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To commemorate the request for a cup of coffee as the first words spoken in protest against segregated eating facilities, eight North Carolina artists were selected to design individual bronze cups to be displayed at strategic points around the city of Greensboro to build public awareness, promote conversation and encourage dialogue.
"Education"
Artist: Gregory B. Colleton Jr., McClellanville, SC (formerly of Winston Salem, NC)
Location: Central Library, 219 N. Church St., Greensboro, NC
Artist's remarks:
"To visually express the oppression of African Americans within educational institutions, I utilized pencils to represent the universal tool for knowledge. I conveyed anger, frustration and pain by having the pencils aggressively penetrate the cup. On the saucer, words are written to represent the progression of civil rights and the reachable ideals of optimism, resolution and justice."
Civil Right Type: Not listed
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