Misan Harriman (2020)What We Seee
Misan Harriman is a photographer and editor. In 2020, his striking and powerful depictions of the Black Lives Matter protests in London resonated with the entire world.
Photo credit: Camilla Holmstroem
To mark the anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a vital moment in the Civil Rights Movement and the occasion of Martin Luther King's famous speech, Harriman introduces 4 iconic images from black history and explains their significance. Here he shares “personal insights on images that move him and remind him what civil rights and the fight for civil justice truly is in remembrance of the March in 1963”.
The Fontenelles at the Poverty Board, Harlem, New York (1967) by Gordon ParksThe Gordon Parks Foundation
"The Cycle of Despair," Life, cover (March 8, 1968)The Gordon Parks Foundation
Ellen's Feet, Harlem, New York (1967) by Gordon ParksThe Gordon Parks Foundation
Coretta King and Family around the Open Casket at the Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr., Atlanta (1968/1968) by Constantine ManosHigh Museum of Art
Coretta Scott King, Poor People's Campaign, Washington, D.C. (1968/1968) by Larry FinkHigh Museum of Art
Corretta Scott King and others at building ground breaking (circa 1980)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – University Libraries
I Am a Man/ Union Justice Now, Martin Luther King Memorial March for Union Justice and to End Racism, Memphis, Tennessee (1968/1968) by Builder LevyHigh Museum of Art
BLM Protest, London 2020 (2020) by Misan HarrimanWhat We Seee
Emerging Man (1952) by Gordon ParksThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Baltimore (1964/1964) by Leonard FreedHigh Museum of Art
Outside Looking In, Mobile, Alabama (1956/1956) by Gordon ParksHigh Museum of Art
Meeting with President Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr. (1966-03-18) by LBJ Library photo by Yoichi OkamotoU.S. National Archives
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1966-03-18) by LBJ Library photo by Yoichi OkamotoU.S. National Archives
Cleaning the Pool, St. Augustine, Florida (1964/1964) by James KerlinHigh Museum of Art
Martin Luther King, Jr. talks with President Lyndon B. Johnson. (1963-12-03) by LBJ Library photo by Yoichi OkamotoU.S. National Archives
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