Andrew Feiler

Without Regard to Sex Race or Color is a photographic essay about Morris Brown College, a historically Black college that closed due to financial mismanagement in 2002 after a long and proud history of educating primarily Black students from 1881 and on. Although this book is focused on Morris Brown College, to me, it is also about the triumphs and struggles of HBCU's (historically Black colleges and universities) to offer excellent educational opportunity in a democratic society when Blacks and other marginalized groups were left out. Andrew Feilers heartbreaking photographs show us what happens when decades of neglect and decay set in. When I look at them I see two seemingly diametrically opposed visions for Morris Brown College. On one hand it reminds me of the photographs of ruins that I have recently looked at, especially of Detroit and other cities that have been abandoned without regard to those that live there. On the other hand, in many photos I also see a possible hopeful future as I view the beautiful remains of some classrooms, hallways and structures. My hope is that Morris Brown College can be revived and once again become the vital institution that it once was.

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