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Doris Derby, Civil Rights Era Photographer, Dies at 82 – The New York Times

Apr 12, 2022

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Doris Derby, Civil Rights Era Photographer, Dies at 82 She was an artist who was studying anthropology when she became an activist in the civil rights movement and a rare woman to document Black life in photos. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/arts/doris-derby-dead.html “I had a quest to show what the average person was doing,” she told the Southern…
Doris Derby’s Searing, Intimate Photos of the Civil Rights Movement

Nov 16, 2021

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Doris Derby’s Searing, Intimate Photos of the Civil Rights Movement A book presents more than 110 pictures from Derby’s archive, offering a rich panorama of the key people and places behind the movement. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/691080/doris-derbys-searing-intimate-photos-of-the-civil-rights-movement/ A Civil Rights Journey (MACK) is a powerful and moving testament to Derby’s years in the American South. The…