Bluff City : the secret life of photographer Ernest Withers
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019].
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Franklin Ave. Library - Biographies - Adult
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
339 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-319) and index.
Description
"The little-known story of an iconic photographer, whose work captured--and influenced--a critical moment in American history. Ernest Withers took some of the most legendary images of the 1950s and 60s: Martin Luther King Jr. riding a newly integrated bus in Montgomery, Alabama; Emmett Till's uncle pointing an accusatory finger across the courtroom at his nephew's killer. But from his position at the heart of the cultural revolution, Withers was simultaneously gathering information for the FBI. Withers traversed disparate worlds, from Black Power meetings to raucous Memphis nightclubs where Elvis brushed shoulders with B. B. King. In this gripping narrative history, Preston Lauterbach examines the complicated political and economic forces that supported Withers' seeming betrayal of those he witnessed, and suggests that Withers' attention to nuance--so arresting in his photography--also made him essential to the FBI. Bluff City culminates with a riveting account of the 1968 riot that led to Dr. King's death, and investigates how Withers may have altered the course of this momentous event"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lauterbach, P. (2019). Bluff City: the secret life of photographer Ernest Withers (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lauterbach, Preston. 2019. Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lauterbach, Preston. Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lauterbach, Preston. Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.
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