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Exposures of a Movement
About this film
"They have been regarded as the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. Dodging danger, risking their lives, and opening up the doors of newsrooms across America. The efforts of black photographers are often overlooked. Their powerful photos evoked emotion and helped change the country at a time of racial turmoil. Four of these men are featured in the WTVI production 'Exposures of a Movement'. It follows their efforts, hardships, and contributions that are etched in history."--1996 Peabody Awards entry form. This program tells the stories of black photographers who documented the Civil Rights Movement, whose photographs swayed both public opinion and helped to change government policy. Black and white still photographs and clips from original newsreel footage are interspersed with interviews with photographers of the Civil Rights Movement era Alex Rivera, Cecil J. Williams, Count Jackson, and James Peeler. History and journalism experts are also interviewed, as well as people involved in the movement and included in the photographs.
Directors & creators
WTVI (Television station : Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Civil Rights Movement, Alex Rivera, Cecil J. Williams, Count Jackson, James Peeler, Steve Crump, Marian Anderson, Thurgood Marshall, Ernest Hollings, Andrew Young, Samuel Hammond, Henry Smith, Delano Middleton, NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Brown v. Board of Education, Orangeburg Massacre, Charleston hospital workers strike, Daughters of the American Revolution, African American photojournalism, school desegregation, Jim Crow laws
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