The Picture Taker (2022)
• October 27th, 2022 • 1h 20min
Documentary, History
Overview
From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?
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