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The Picture Taker

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From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?

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Language
English
  • photographer
  • fbi
  • civil rights
  • memphis, tennessee
  • black history
  • civil rights movement

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePhiladelphia International Film Festival27 Oct 2022
    • TVPBS30 Jan 2023

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The Picture Taker was released on 27 October 2022.

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