National Museum of African American History and Culture photo archives bear witness to the black experience

[PeterK]

Photography has played an essential role in documenting the African American experience, and it was done through the accomplished eyes of many men and women. Photographers such as Gordon Parks, who chronicled the effects of segregation in Harlem and the American South, and Charles Moore, who showed us the violent response to civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Ala., all did their part to awaken the nation to the evils of racism. A photograph is a record of permanence — and also truth. And the curators of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture continually add to their expansive compilation of prints, digital files and archival images — all cataloging the richness of this proud culture.


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