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1) Birmingham 1963: how a photograph rallied civil rights support

Author

Tougas, Shelley

Series

Captured history

Pub. Date

[2011]

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Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Charles Moore photograph of three African-Americans teens being hit by a blast of water during a civil rights protest.

2) Man on the moon: how a photograph made anything seem possible

Author

Dell, Pamela

Series

Captured history

Pub. Date

c2011

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"Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of Neil Armstron's iconic photograph of Buzz Aldrin"--

3) Migrant mother: how a photograph defined the Great Depression

Author

Nardo, Don

Series

Captured history

Pub. Date

c2011

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Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Dorothea Lange photograph of a migrant mother and her children.

4) Raising the flag: how a photograph gave a nation hope in wartime

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Captured history

Pub. Date

c2011

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Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of Joe Rosenthal's iconic photograph of Marines raising an American flag on Japanese soil.

5) Breaker boys: how a photograph helped end child labor

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Captured history

Pub. Date

c2012

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Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Lewis Hine photograph of the breaker boys that lead to the end of child labor.

6) Little Rock girl 1957: how a photograph changed the fight for integration

Author

Tougas, Shelley

Series

Captured history

Pub. Date

[2012]

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Recounts the events surrounding the 1957 photograph taken by Will Counts that captured one of nine African-American students trying to enter an Arkansas high school while being taunted by an angry white mob and discusses how the photo brought the civil rights movement to the forefront of the nation's attention.