March On Washington Analysis
Leonard Freed and The March on Washington
The Civil Rights movement was essential for the equality of African Americans in the United States. March on Washington was a political rally on August 28, 1963; that fought for jobs and freedom for African Americans. The march was the largest of its kind in the history of the United States with over 250,000 people in attendance, and more than 60,000 of them were white. Leonard Freed's black and white photograph, at the March on Washington, captures the spirit and hope of the Civil Rights movement seen in the faces of the man and woman in the picture (see Fig 1). "Freed's images reveal the powerful impact on the march, which took place in the midst of the Civil Rights movement" ("This is the Day: The March on Washington" para. 3).
Freed was a photojournalist who was most known for documenting the lives of African Americans who were battling through inequalities during the mid and late 1900s. Early in his career, he did freelance photography in Israel, and around Europe, Freed also examined Jewish themes and Germany after reconstruction. Some of his noteworthy books are Black …show more content…
The couple in the image is placed more on the right side of the frame, making the picture more off centered. Most of Freed's shots at the protest showed a lot of pure emotion of the people there making it notable how important the whole rally was. "These images present spectacular wide-angle views of the hundreds of thousands of marchers overflowing the National Mall, intimate group portraits of people straining to see the speakers, and tight close-ups of individual faces" ("This is the Day: The March on Washington" para.2). A picture that Freed took that was very powerful on showing unity between each other was a group of blacks and whites together locking arms in front of the Lincoln Memorial building (see Fig.
The Civil Rights movement was essential for the equality of African Americans in the United States. March on Washington was a political rally on August 28, 1963; that fought for jobs and freedom for African Americans. The march was the largest of its kind in the history of the United States with over 250,000 people in attendance, and more than 60,000 of them were white. Leonard Freed's black and white photograph, at the March on Washington, captures the spirit and hope of the Civil Rights movement seen in the faces of the man and woman in the picture (see Fig 1). "Freed's images reveal the powerful impact on the march, which took place in the midst of the Civil Rights movement" ("This is the Day: The March on Washington" para. 3).
Freed was a photojournalist who was most known for documenting the lives of African Americans who were battling through inequalities during the mid and late 1900s. Early in his career, he did freelance photography in Israel, and around Europe, Freed also examined Jewish themes and Germany after reconstruction. Some of his noteworthy books are Black …show more content…
The couple in the image is placed more on the right side of the frame, making the picture more off centered. Most of Freed's shots at the protest showed a lot of pure emotion of the people there making it notable how important the whole rally was. "These images present spectacular wide-angle views of the hundreds of thousands of marchers overflowing the National Mall, intimate group portraits of people straining to see the speakers, and tight close-ups of individual faces" ("This is the Day: The March on Washington" para.2). A picture that Freed took that was very powerful on showing unity between each other was a group of blacks and whites together locking arms in front of the Lincoln Memorial building (see Fig.