African-American artist-musician Lonnie Holley has long used his art to transcend, growing up in Jim Crow-era Alabama, and transforming the difficulties he encountered into a life of deep existential art and creation. Drawing upon themes interwoven with the African-American experience lived in the midst of the American Civil Rights movement, his work channels narratives anchored in history, transcribing and commemorating the past, while maintaining an eye on the future.…read more at nowness.com _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness