Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Road to Freedom is the most important art museum exhibition devoted to the photography of the Civil Rights Movement in more than two decades.

Comprising approximately 130 photographs, many of which have never been on public display, the exhibition is drawn primarily from the High's permanent collection, which contains one of the most comprehensive holdings of Civil Rights-era photography in the country.

This exhibition includes unforgettable images that changed a nation, increasing the momentum of the non-violent movement by raising awareness of injustice and the struggle for equality in the United States. Covering the twelve-year period between the Rosa Parks case in 1955—1956 and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination in 1968, Road to Freedom follows key events such as the Freedom Rides of 1961, the Birmingham hosings of 1963 and the Selma-Montgomery March of 1965.