Houston · Monday, August 17, 2026

Time to Get Ready: Fotografía Social Civil Rights Photography of Maria Varela

Time to Get Ready: Fotografía Social Civil Rights Photography of Maria Varela on Monday, August 17, 2026 at Self-guided Activities (Library). Best for: preschool, school-age.

When

Monday, August 17, 2026

Venue

Self-guided Activities

City

Houston

Category

Library

Age bands

preschool, school-age

Event page

calendar.houstonlibrary.org/event/17203350

Inspired by social justice activism in her south side Chicago Catholic high school, Maria Varela accepted an invitation in 1963 to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a civil rights organization working in the U.S. south. She helped develop a voter literacy program and by 1965 was the only female staff photographer for SNCC. In 1968…

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