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A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s.

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"Brilliant, provocative study of photographs of the US civil rights movement ... A first-rate book!" Choice "Fascinating... Berger's historical reconstruction is convincing." -- Ariella Azoulay Burrelles Luce "A comprehensive study of the language in which editors, reporters, and photographers shaped and demarcated the period's field of vision." -- Ariella Azoulay, Tel Aviv University CAA Reviews

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Foreword by David J. Garrow Introduction: The Iconic Photographs of Civil Rights 1. The Formulas of Documentary Photography 2. White Shame, White Empathy 3. Perfect Victims and Imperfect Tactics 4. The Lost Images of Civil Rights Epilogue: The Afterlife of Images Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index

Seeing through Race

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    A Paperback / softback by Martin A. Berger, David J. Garrow

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 2 May 2011
      ISBN-13 9780520268647
      978-0520268647
      ISBN-10 0520268644
      Also in:
      Photography and photographs Civics and citizenship

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s.

      Trade Review
      "Brilliant, provocative study of photographs of the US civil rights movement ... A first-rate book!" Choice "Fascinating... Berger's historical reconstruction is convincing." -- Ariella Azoulay Burrelles Luce "A comprehensive study of the language in which editors, reporters, and photographers shaped and demarcated the period's field of vision." -- Ariella Azoulay, Tel Aviv University CAA Reviews

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by David J. Garrow Introduction: The Iconic Photographs of Civil Rights 1. The Formulas of Documentary Photography 2. White Shame, White Empathy 3. Perfect Victims and Imperfect Tactics 4. The Lost Images of Civil Rights Epilogue: The Afterlife of Images Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index

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