Exhibition

The Struggle for Justice

The Struggle for Justice showcases major cultural and political figures—from key 19th-century historical figures to contemporary leaders—who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups. The exhibition, featuring photographs, paintings, posters, buttons and sculptures, includes portraits of civil rights leaders Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King Jr.; women’s-rights advocates Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Betty Friedan; Native American activist Leonard Crow Dog; cultural icons Jackie Robinson and singer Marian Anderson; United Farm Workers organizer Cesar Chavez; gay rights leaders; and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

On View At

Related to:
Art & Design
American History
Art & Design
Front entrance of the National Portrait Gallery with tall columns and wide stone steps
With visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the National Portrait Gallery introduces you to the people who have shaped the country—poets, presidents, actors, activists, visionaries, villains...and everyone in between.
Location
Washington, DC
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily