COLUMBIA -- The McCrory Galleri will present the exhibit "Quiet Heroes: the Photography of Cecil J. Williams" from Sunday, Feb. 4 through Sunday, Feb. 25 as part of the gallery's Black History Month observance.

Williams' ultra realistic photographic technique has consistently preserved the African-American experience in the South, specifically America's civil rights era. An important aspect of Williams' photographs is the indisputable visual evidence his images offer to our nation's cultural heritage and the history of the state of South Carolina.

His meticulous, artful reporting of major and minor events -- from Briggs vs. Elliott (Brown vs. Board of Education) to the rise of student activism and sit-ins of the 1960s, to his expressive visual catalogue of moments of unrest, rebellion, desegregation and eventual compromise in the South -- are markers for future generations to explore.

Williams, an Orangeburg resident, will be on-hand to sign copies of his newest book, "Out-of-the-Box in Dixie: Events in South Carolina that Changed America," which offers the most comprehensive and inclusive chronicle of the state's civil rights history, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18. Copies will be sold exclusively at the McCrory Galleri charity gift shop during the run of the exhibition. 

McCrory Galleri is open to the public from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and on Saturdays and Sundays by event only. Admission is free. For more information, call 803-400-1205.

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