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Book - Black in White America, 1963-1965 (2020 edition) 

Leonard Freed 

In 1962 Leonard Freed went to Berlin to shoot the wall being erected. There he saw an African American soldier standing in front of the wall and it struck him; that at home in the US, African Americans were struggling for civil rights, and here in Germany an African American soldier was ready to defend the USA.

This prompted a lengthy examination by Freed of the plight of the African Americans at home in the United States. Freed traveled to New York, Washington, D.C. and all throughout the South, capturing images of a segregated and racially-entrenched society. The photos taken at that time were... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. New Orleans. 1963. 

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USA. Washington, D.C. 1963. The house where Abraham Lincoln died.... 

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USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

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USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. 1963.

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USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

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USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

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WEST GERMANY. West Berlin. 1965. An American soldier stand guard... 

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USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. 1963.

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USA. New York City. NY. 1963. A young boy plays "tough" in the... 

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USA. Alabama. Selma & Montgomery. 1963. Police watch pickets... 

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USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington.... 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. Harlem, New York. 1963. Kids playing on a roof top pool.... 

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USA. Harlem. NY. 1963. The fire hydrants are opened during the... 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Christmas. 

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USA. Harlem, New York. 1963. Girl playing with her Mickey Mouse... 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. Harlem. NY. 1963. Street scene, children walk hand in hand.... 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. NYC. Harlem. 1963.

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. Harlem. NY. 1963.

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. Harlem. NY. 1963. Beauty contest in Harlem.

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USA. Harlem. NY. 1963. Harlem Fashion Show. 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. Harlem. NY. 1963. Harlem Fashion Show. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. Bedford Stuyvesant area. 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. New York City. Harlem. 1963. 

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USA. Harlem. NY. 1963. Sunday morning in Harlem. 

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USA. New York City. Harlem. 1963. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. CORE members demonstrating with... 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York City. 1963. Malcolm X. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. Bedford Stuyvesant area. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. Bedford Stuyvesant area. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. Sunday afternoon in Bedford-Stuyvesant.... 

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USA. Brooklyn, Bedford Stuyvesant Area. 1963. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. Boy in brooklyn standing above... 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Christmas. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. Bedford Stuyvesant area. 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York. 1963. 

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USA. New York City, Brooklyn. During a Fashion shooting. 1963.... 

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USA. New York City. Brooklyn. 1963. Protestors in the street... 

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USA. Brooklyn, New York City. 1963. Civil Rights demonstration.... 

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USA. New York City. Brooklyn. 1963. A civil rights demonstration.... 

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USA. Brooklyn, Bedford Stuyvesant Area. 1963. Civil rights demonstrations... 

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USA. Brooklyn, Bedford Stuyvesant Area. 1963. Civil rights demonstrations... 

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USA. New York City. Brooklyn. 1963. A civil rights protestor... 

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USA. New York City. Brooklyn. 1963. A woman kneels in front of... 

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USA. 1963. Black man being forced aside by police. 

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USA. New York City. Brooklyn. 1963. Police attack on a civil... 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Sunday crowd. 

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USA. New York City. 1963. 

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USA. New York City. 1963

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USA. New York City. 1963. Harlem. 

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USA. New York City. 1963. 

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USA. New York. NY. 1963. Wall Street 

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USA. New York City. 1963. Snow Storm in New York City. 
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