Picturing Children - (Double Exposure) by National Museum of African American History and Culture & Marian Wright Edelman & Ivory Toldson

About the Book

Features images which speak to past, present and future experiences of African American youth.

Book Synopsis

Volume four in the Double Exposure series features a diverse selection of photographs of children: spontaneous records of intimate family moments, playtime, and communal activities, as well as posed portraits. Photographers include Henry Clay Anderson, Wayne F. Miller, Joe Schwartz, Jamel Shabazz, Milton Williams, and Ernest C. Withers.

Review Quotes

"Offer[s] a window into both individual lives and the arc of American history"--Time

About the Author

Marian Wright Edelman is a lawyer, children's rights activist, and founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund.
Ivory Toldson is a professor, author and the deputy director of the White House initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). He is also the founding director of the Center for Research, Evaluation, Assessment, and Training in Education (CREATE, LLC).