From Black-and-White Negatives, a Positive View of Harlem
In these previously unseen photographs, the former New York Times photographer Don Hogan Charles Jr. reveals Harlem’s residents as fully rounded people — counter to the fearful perception that was reported in the 1960s.
Don Hogan Charles, then 27 years old, was assigned to spend a weekend documenting Harlem, where he lived. Mr. Charles was the first black photographer hired by The Times.