Double Life of Ernest Withers
Panelists talked about Civil Rights photographer Ernest Withers, who had access to some of the most important figures of the 1960s civil rig… read more
Panelists talked about Civil Rights photographer Ernest Withers, who had access to some of the most important figures of the 1960s civil rights movement while spying on them for the FBI. Panelists, including a journalist and attorneys for the Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper, spoke about how the newspaper used the Freedom of Information Act to piece together the facts about Ernest Withers. close
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