I've published an essay on Jill Freedman's magnificent new book, Resurrection City, 1968, over on the Time/Life website. The city -- a shantytown on the Mall in Washington, D.C. -- became the symbol of the Poor People's Campaign [PPC], Martin Luther's King's last crusade. Freedman joined the PPC and lived in Resurrection City from start to finish. Her photos are like no others from the campaign are like no others -- raw, powerful, unflinching, humane. You can read the essay and see a large selection of the photos, here.
Freedman's Resurrection City images are the subject of an exhibition at the Steven Kasher Gallery in New York City that's open until December 22nd. My Time/Life essay is a shortened version of the introduction that I wrote for the book, which is available from the good folks at Kasher.
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