BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE 20th CENTURY *THREAD*
America (1960s). Photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr, a staff photographer for Ebony Magazine from 1955 to 1996. He's most known for his photos of Dr. King and his family.
America (1960s). Photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr, a staff photographer for Ebony Magazine from 1955 to 1996. He's most known for his photos of Dr. King and his family.
America (1960s). Photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr, a staff photographer for Ebony Magazine from 1955 to 1996. He's most known for his photos of Dr. King and his family.
America (1960s). Photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr, a staff photographer for Ebony Magazine from 1955 to 1996. He's most known for his photos of Dr. King and his family.
America (1960s). Photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr, a staff photographer for Ebony Magazine from 1955 to 1996. He's most known for his photos of Dr. King and his family.
https://twitter.com/drinksolapop/status/1329067443793301504
New York (1969/70). Shots from the series "Take My Picture, Mister!", photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr.
New York (1969/70). Shots from the series "Take My Picture, Mister!", photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr.
New York (1969/70). Shots from the series "Take My Picture, Mister!", photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr.
New York (1969/70). Shots from the series "Take My Picture, Mister!", photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr.
New York (1969/70). Shots from the series "Take My Picture, Mister!", photographed by Moneta Sleet Jr.
https://twitter.com/drinksolapop/status/1290445708143800322
https://twitter.com/drinksolapop/status/1290307394677792769
Columbia, South Carolina (1920s/30s). Photographed by Richard Samuel Roberts.
Columbia, South Carolina (1920s/30s). Photographed by Richard Samuel Roberts.
Columbia, South Carolina (1920s/30s). Photographed by Richard Samuel Roberts.
Columbia, South Carolina (1920s/30s). Photographed by Richard Samuel Roberts.
Columbia, South Carolina (1920s/30s). Photographed by Richard Samuel Roberts.
https://twitter.com/drinksolapop/status/1290286738515144704
Harlem, Manhattan (1920s-1940s). Photographed by Winifred Hall Allen.
Harlem, Manhattan (1920s-1940s). Photographed by Winifred Hall Allen.
Harlem, Manhattan (1920s-1940s). Photographed by Winifred Hall Allen.
Harlem, Manhattan (1920s-1940s). Photographed by Winifred Hall Allen.
Harlem, Manhattan (1920s-1940s). Photographed by Winifred Hall Allen.
Dawoud Bey, a photographer from Jamaica, Queens: https://twitter.com/DrinkSolaPop/status/1278440150188638208
https://twitter.com/drinksolapop/status/1277625799760322560
The very famous James Van Der Zee, who opened a studio in Harlem in 1916 and photographed Harlemites through the 1930s: https://twitter.com/DrinkSolaPop/status/1254141295070756865
Jamel Shabazz, who started taking photos around Brooklyn after coming home from the military: https://twitter.com/DrinkSolaPop/status/1297975882162864128
https://twitter.com/drinksolapop/status/1290818137286483968
https://twitter.com/drinksolapop/status/1329197414377533442
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