Margaret Bourke-White Analysis

Margaret Bourke-White, 1937, The Louisville Flood, illustrates a billboard in bold wording “World’s Highest Standard Of Living” with boarders of maybe red and blue put in three stars. An image of American family of four including a dog is in a car happily driving on the road in the valley. An added text on the side a slogan of “There’s no way like the American Way.” Just below the enormous billboard are people lining up for a job or shelter. The people in the line are African-American, adults dressed in long coats and hats, one with their child, others with bags and buckets in their possession.
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Bourke-White photographed two main races: American and African-American. Referred earlier, the Americans are presented within the billboard and it is only the Americans. No other race is in the billboard but the Americans. On the streets are the African-Americans in line and not a single soul of another race is in line with them waiting to obtain the same help as the African-Americans are or even in the same predicament. At the time the photo was taken, I believe the African-Americans were not the only ones who were struggling because of the flood. During this period, many outsiders were struggling as well. For instance the Oakelys, since the drought they are not able to obtain water to fertilize their crops in order to make money or food for them to support their own families. Bourke-White does not depict the situation. However, the African-Americans look as if they are obtaining help from someone or type of organization just around the corner of the building. The Americans must be helping them because of the billboard it shows the Americans are stable enough to continue living and help others who are in debt and there are no Americans physically presented in line with