Lloyd Wolf Photographer: SNCC Legacy Project | Portraits of Civil Rights veterans

A little bit back, I had the opportunity to document a gathering of former SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee) civil rights activists, many of whom had been Freedom Riders. They were in Washington DC to attend a memorial for the recently-departed Julian Bond, who had been a SNCC leader.

With the encouragement of the organizer, DC's own Sharlene Kranz (who was called the "youngest SNCC-er" as she was in high school when she began her activism), I made portraits of many of the attendees, as well as documenting the SNCC Legacy Project's evening events.

These are a sampling of the portraits. Every one of these individuals is an American hero, a brave and righteous champion for justice and freedom.

May we carry on their important and still necessary work, moving forward in the struggle for equality and justice for all.