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Early work from Lee Friedlander capturing a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement

On May 17, 1957, through the generosity of Bayard Rustin, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. This extraordinary event, organized by Mr. Rustin, as well as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders of the period, and was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
Friedlander''s photographs depict the famous individuals at the eventMahalia Jackson, Ruby Dee and Harry Belafonte, among many other luminaries of the African-American communitybut they also pay particular attention to the 25,000 men, women and children who gathered to give voice and energy to the ideas embattled by the movement.
The 58 previously unpublished photographs gathered here are among Friedlander''s earliest work. Also included i

Lee Friedlander Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom

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      Publisher Eakins Press,N.Y.
      Published 15 September 2015
      ISBN-13 9780871300713
      978-0871300713
      ISBN-10 871300710

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Early work from Lee Friedlander capturing a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement

      On May 17, 1957, through the generosity of Bayard Rustin, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. This extraordinary event, organized by Mr. Rustin, as well as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders of the period, and was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
      Friedlander''s photographs depict the famous individuals at the eventMahalia Jackson, Ruby Dee and Harry Belafonte, among many other luminaries of the African-American communitybut they also pay particular attention to the 25,000 men, women and children who gathered to give voice and energy to the ideas embattled by the movement.
      The 58 previously unpublished photographs gathered here are among Friedlander''s earliest work. Also included i

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