Doris Derby: A Civil Rights Journey

A key figure of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s, Doris Derby (American, 1939-2022) was a photographer, activist, organizer, and educator whose photographs are distinct within the visual record of the movement. Unlike the dramatic images of protests and police brutality that galvanized many Americans in support of racial justice, including Derby, her photographs document the grassroots efforts to improve the lives of Southern Black Americans. At age 23, Derby moved to Mississippi to work within the movement; between 1963 and 1972, she quietly and insightfully photographed cooperativ…