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The picture that I am analyzing shows now deceased, African-American Civil Rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr. He is displaying his hand waving to a very large crowd of people outside during the March on Washington political rally, in D.C in 1963. By his facial expression in which he is smiling, I can infer that this was a positive moment for him and the crowd. The photographer of this picture is Francis Miller. His style of photos ranged in black and white and often captured public world wide events. His intended audience could have been for magazine or newspaper sources, because the photo he captured would have greatly caused a big headline because the man is this photo was a big public figure. In this image, the message that someone …show more content…

Since at that moment in time, segregation was still legal. The historical and cultural context of this photograph is the day that he delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. In this time it was a call for racial justice and equality for African Americans and Caucasians. More than 200,000 americans came out and supported the the movement. In the photo, the captured image of all people of both colors getting along was very powerful and rare since at times before, there was no peaceful protest with one another to get along. The unity that this picture brings was a big change in history, and Martin Luther King Jr. opened the eyes of many others that day that segregation and racism had to end. The photo is in black and white, but there is a version in it where there is color shown. I think the way that this photo is captured in black and white, represents equality for all in a way that Martin Luther King Jr. was trying to set for people at the time. There is no editing or other alterations added to this photo because this was captured at a real event, in representation

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