'The full picture.' Descendant of the enslaved at Gamble Plantation pushes for change
Gamble Plantation has drawn criticism for the lack of information about enslaved people who once lived there. One descendant is on a mission to change that.
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Gamble Plantation has drawn criticism for the lack of information about enslaved people who once lived there. One descendant is on a mission to change that.
In 2023, the Gamble Plantation near Bradenton remains a romantic postcard to the Old South, where slavery is glossed over.
Florida artist John Sims demands change through art, writing MAGGIE DUFFY, Tampa Bay Times Feb. 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — John Sims creates provocative multimedia and performance works that confront “Confederate iconography as symbols of visual terrorism and white supremacy in the context of African American culture.” That project, called Recoloration Proclamation, has been the Sarasota-based artist, writer and activist’s primary mission for 20 years. It began when the Detroit native moved to Sarasota to teach visual mathematics at the Ringling College of Art...
Sarasota artist John Sims demands change through art, writing He takes aim at Confederate iconography, including a local plantation. Â Published Feb. 24 John Sims creates provocative multimedia and performance works that confront âConfederate iconography as symbols of visual terrorism and white supremacy in the context of African American culture.â That project, called Recoloration Proclamation, has been the Sarasota-based artist, writer and activistâs primary mission for 20 years. It began when the Detroit native moved to Sarasota to teach visual mathematics at the Ringling...