Henry Martin, the Clan Barbecue, and the Power of Photography

It's an unsettling photograph. It is to me, at least, and I hope to everyone who sees "1908 and 1913 Clan Barbecue" in 2023. But to be troubled by it, a viewer has to remember the historical context. A photographer from Charlottesville's Holsinger Studio made on June 19th, 1913, a time when racial oppression, Jim Crow segregation, and white supremacy were at their worst in Central Virginia. Read more →