[Leica] Honoring Dr. King

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

I'm glad you mentioned that book, Ted - It really is magnificent - as is
Moore's personal stories - a 'Bama white boy whose father was a preacher
and used to take him to various black churches, went North to NYC to
become a photographer. But he felt drawn back to Birmingham, and
returned to shoot the Civil Rights Movement, from close to start to
almost the finish. He took produced many of the iconic images, including
the shot of MLKjr shoved up against a police station desk being booked,
marchers being beaten by mounted State Troopers and "volunteers" at the
beginning of the first, aborted, Selma to Montgomery March; students
being knocked down by fire hoses in Birmingham; and the shot of the
black teenager leaning back away from a German Shepard held on short
leash by a sun-glasses wearing cop....amazing stuff.

Powerful Days is a book not to be missed.

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[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Ted Grant
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 6:33 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Honoring Dr. King


Phil Swango said and showed:
> Subject: [Leica] Honoring Dr. King
> I've been scanning old negatives again.  This time I have a group 
> taken in
> Memphis in 1968 following the assassination of Dr. King.  I lived in 
> Memphis at the time and went to the march where these photos were
taken. 
> It was a very solemn and dignified occasion.  We were all in a state
of 
> disbelief.  Tomorrow (April 4) is the anniversary of the shooting.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album171<<,

Hi Phil,
What an historical treasure, not to just have, but that you covered the 
event! Your own wonderful record of a tragic situation of 37 years ago.

I have a B&W book " Powerful Days." photography by Charles Moore. A
smashing 
tribute to the times and to think you've material of the same subject 
equally as powerful and interesting.

They must be quite valuable even at this time, let alone in another
25-50 
years or so. May I suggest at sometime down the line you might consider 
turning them over to the National Archives of your country. Actually you
may 
receive some financial return for them maybe. But I bet they'd be very
glad 
to have them in their files and collection as a continuing record of the

times.

ted





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