"In the Face of Strange Fruit" by Derrick MonkTo expand on some information mentioned in the last post about artist Derrick Monk, here is a piece by Monk from a recently opened installation of eight bronze-cast coffee cups around Greensboro. These cups were sculpted by the "Coffee Cup Collaborative," a group of eight local artists.
These mugs commemorate the moment in civil rights history when a few African American men sat down at a whites-only lunch counter and asked for a cup of coffee. Be sure to check out the full article in the Greensboro News & Record, which beautifully explains the project as well as the significant history behind it.
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