From Black-and-White Negatives, a Positive View of Harlem – The New York Times

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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.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/don-hogan-charles-harlem-photos-new-york-times/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-13&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=From%20Black-and-White%20Negatives%2C%20a%20Positi

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.