Trailer | The Picture Taker
Preview: Season 24 Episode 7 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
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?
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Trailer | The Picture Taker
Preview: Season 24 Episode 7 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
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?
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