Daily Photo — “Klan v. Police, 1992”
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Given the current state of affairs regarding Civil Rights, the police, and racial tensions in general this is a very interesting and rich photograph for discussion and analysis. Take in the photo as a whole, with context, and then even the details such as the reflection itself and the expression on the officer’s face.
1992. A young boy in KKK robes sees his reflection in a riot shield held by an African-American state trooper. Taken in Gainesville, Ga. by Todd Robertson.
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Tags: 1990s, analysis, children, civil rights, history, KKK, ku klux klan, police, race relations, racism, warm-ups, writing
Daily Photo — “Country Store, 1939”
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Here are two different views of the same country store in rural North Carolina in 1939. This is a wonderful pair as you can compare and contrast not only the two images taken at different times from just about the same position, but also it speaks volumes to the conditions in the South at the time both racially and economically. Plus, I absolutely LOVE all the advertisements and background details. Thanks to Google Maps, you can also see what it looks like today!
IMAGE 1:
July 1939. Gordonton, N.C. “Country store on dirt road. Sunday afternoon. Note kerosene pump on the right and the gasoline pump on the left. Rough, unfinished timber posts have been used as supports for porch roof. Negro men sitting on the porch. Brother of store owner stands in doorway.” 4×5 nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
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IMAGE 2:
July 1939. “Daughter of white tobacco sharecropper at country store. Person County, North Carolina.” Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange.
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Tags: 1930s, analysis, comparison, comparisons, country, great depression, history, North Carolina, race relations, rural, rural America, store, warm-ups, writing
Daily Photo — “The Duke’s Baseball Game, 1955”
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April 1955. “Duke Ellington and band members playing baseball in front of their segregated motel while touring in Florida.” From photos by Charlotte Brooksfor the Look magazine assignment “A Living Legend Swings On.”.
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Tags: 1950s, baseball, Duke Ellington, Florida, history, photos, race relations, segregation, social studies, us history, warm-ups, writing
Daily Photo — “Kentucky Flood a.k.a. The World’s Highest Standard of Living, 1937”
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Tags: art, civil rights, critical thinking, depression, history, photos, race relations, social studies, warm-ups, writing
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