A sad, shameful part of American history that should, st the very least, remind us all that nothing ever changes but...
A sad, shameful part of American history that should, st the very least, remind us all that nothing ever changes but the technology.
Originally shared by Brandon Downey
Dorothea Lange, most known for Migrant Mother, also photographed the internment camps of Japanese Americans during World War II. Her photos were impounded, because they (very clearly) expressed a point of view, and the injustice and abuse of our fellow citizens and human beings was writ by light into the dark frames of the negatives.
Made public years later, they show us the power of a point of view.
https://anchoreditions.com/blog/dorothea-lange-censored-photographs
https://anchoreditions.com/blog/dorothea-lange-censored-photographs
Originally shared by Brandon Downey
Dorothea Lange, most known for Migrant Mother, also photographed the internment camps of Japanese Americans during World War II. Her photos were impounded, because they (very clearly) expressed a point of view, and the injustice and abuse of our fellow citizens and human beings was writ by light into the dark frames of the negatives.
Made public years later, they show us the power of a point of view.
https://anchoreditions.com/blog/dorothea-lange-censored-photographs
https://anchoreditions.com/blog/dorothea-lange-censored-photographs
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