Tuesday, May 9, 2023

“the things we could do and the things we could not do” (under the watchful eyes of segregationists.)

Joanne Thornton Wilson holding her Gordon Parks photograph. 


"Speaking in a lilting but strong voice, Mrs. Wilson recounted on Tuesday night what it was like to encounter and work with Mr. Parks — how comfortable he made her feel and her need to teach him, the Northerner, “the things we could do and the things we could not do” under the watchful eyes of segregationists."- The Woman in a
Jim Crow Photo By Maurice Berger Jun. 6, 2013. The New York Times, Lens.