A Cecil J. Williams Photography Exhibit Opening Reception

The Center for African American History, Art and Culture (CAAHAC), Aiken Technical College, and the University of South Carolina Aiken invite the neighborhood to attend the opening of Unforgettable: A Cecil J. Williams Photography Exhibit on Tuesday, January 20 at CAAHAC, 120 York Street, Aiken, SC. 

Doors open at 5 p.m. adopted by this system at 5:30 p.m. The occasion is free and open to the general public.

The exhibit will function the work of Cecil J. Williams, a famend civil rights photographer, activist, and historian. His images has documented defining moments, leaders, and on a regular basis acts of braveness throughout the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.

The opening program will embrace welcome remarks from the Center for African American History, Art and Culture, a historic context supplied by historian Wayne O’Bryant, and temporary remarks from Cecil J. Williams. Guests will then be invited to view the exhibit and revel in gentle refreshments.

This exhibit opening is a part of the broader neighborhood observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It enhances Williams’ look because the featured speaker at this yr’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration on Sunday, January 25 on the USCA Convocation Center.

The exhibit will likely be on show on the Center by February 20, 2026.

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