The Picture Taker

The Picture Taker (2022)

October 27th, 20221h 20min

Documentary, History
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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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