Behind the Lens of the Civil Rights Revolution

01/22/2021Behind the Lens of the Civil Rights RevolutionA new photo acquisition at Franklin & Marshall College provides a rare glimpse into Danny Lyon's documentation of civil rights activism. Franklin & Marshall has acquired Danny Lyon's photography series documenting the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) activism in the 1960s.Kim O'Brien Danny Lyon (America, b. 1942). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy are escorted back to jail in Albany, Georgia, 1962. Gelatin silver print, printed later, 11 x 14

Danny Lyon (America, b. 1942). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy are escorted back to jail in Albany, Georgia, 1962. Gelatin silver print, printed later, 11 x 14

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