Analysis
Ernest C. Withers took this photograph after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. This captures the nonviolent protests that the followers of Dr. Martin Luther King did during the Civil Rights Movement. This type of art is in its realist form. A picture is worth a thousand words, therefore Withers does not have to express his feelings, the picture already does it for him. The angle in which Withers took the shot has a lot to say about his purpose for this picture. The picture is angled just enough so that we can read what the signs say. Some of the signs say "Honor King: End Racism!" and others say "Union Justice Now!"
Embodiment of the Period
This picture embodies the period because of what is written on the posters. The Civil Rights movement was all about fighting for equal rights through civil disobedience, protests, and boycotts. In the picture the people are marching down the street in protest and still asking for what they want.
What also is significant in this picture is when it was taken. When Martin Luther King was assassinated many fights and riots broke out. It was a frantic and disheartening time for the black community. Some practiced the opposite of what Martin Luther King had been preaching the whole time period. However, this picture shows people in the black community practicing what they had been the whole time Martin Luther King Jr. was alive.
What also is significant in this picture is when it was taken. When Martin Luther King was assassinated many fights and riots broke out. It was a frantic and disheartening time for the black community. Some practiced the opposite of what Martin Luther King had been preaching the whole time period. However, this picture shows people in the black community practicing what they had been the whole time Martin Luther King Jr. was alive.
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