The Picture Taker
Season 24 Episode 7 | 1h 25m 44s | WETA Passport
The vibrant life of Ernest Withers—civil rights photographer, and FBI informant—was anything but black and white. From his Memphis studio, 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?
Aired: 01/30/23 | Expires: 01/30/26 |
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