Thomas allen harris through a lens darkly is a book that examines how africanamericans are per trade in portrayed in photography, and it is also an autobiography, because my family is descendent of slavery. Brian lamb what is the story of you and your father . Thomas allen harris my father and mother divorced maybe when i was six or seven, and my father never took any photographs of my family my brother me, and both my brother and i are image makers, and my grandfather took thousands of photographs of a family. When i was making film, i was thinking about the way of framing and taking a picture of a family and what that says about both the person in front of the camera, the person behind the camera, and the connection between the two yeah, and a certain amount of grief because i never got to see myself and my family through my fathers lens . Brian lamb still alive . Thomas allen harris yes, my father is still alive. Brian lamb do you have a relationship with him today . Thomas allen ha
Thomas allen harris through a lens darkly is a documentary that examines how africanamericans have used the camera for social change and are portrayed in photography, and it is also an personal memoir because my family is descendent of slavery. I am in the film as well as some of my family members. Brian lamb you are the narrator. What is the story of you and your father . Thomas allen harris my father and mother divorced maybe when i was six or seven, and my father never took any photographs of my family, of my brother, me, and both my brother and i are image makers, and my grandfather took thousands of photographs of the family. When i was making this film, i was thinking about the way of framing and taking a picture of a family and what that says about both the person in front of the camera, the person behind the camera, and the connection between the two, and a certain amount of grief because i never got to see myself and my family through my fathers lens. Brian lamb still alive .
I asked him about a year or two why and he said because your grandfather was. But once my parents divorced i rarely saw him. I did have a stepdad who ended up taking lots of photographs. Not that much of the family some of the family but he was part of the African National congress. He was from south africa, political exile, who came to this country to spread the message of the antiapartheid message and he used the camera as his weapon of choice. So he was the one who basically raised me from the time i was nine years old. Lets watch the first minute or so so people can get a sense of what this is about. Harris you see yourself in the past and the future . Do you see yourself through your own eyes . When you look at a black person, who do i see . Who do you see . Do i see us now . Do i see us through a lens darkly . Brian lamb why the name . Thomas allen harris through a lens darkly comes from the bible, corinthians, it is the 13th chapter, and it is, how do we see god . We see god rig
Woodie gutherie is most famous for writing this land is your land. He was born in oklahoma and we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. He was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised. For those people who were Migrant Workers from Oklahoma Kansas and texas during the era who have found them else in california, literally starving. Woodie recorded very few songs of his own. We have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. Thats what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. Watch all of our events from tulsa saturday, at noon eastern on cspan2s book tv and sunday on American History tv on cspan3. That day, march 7, became known as bloody sunday. 18 days later, with armed protection of the u. S. Army and Alabama National guard provided on the orders of president joan son, the protesters completed the fourday march from selma, the Alabama State capitol. Up next three hours of abc New
What will play out in the midterms. Pennsylvanias 18th district went for trump by 20 points. Do you believe its this close, 20 points. Tonights race between Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone is about as close as can be. John king posted at the magic wall all evening, he has the information for us, gary tuchman at the county election head years in Allegheny County. Good evening or good morning depending where you are in the country. John, incredibly tight race, too close to call. Break down the numbers for us. Incredibly tight. Lets go through where we are. By our count as we speak, 579 vote lead for the Democrat Conor Lamb. Nail biter to say the least. 49. 8, 49. 6. Whats outstanding . Im told we believe that these are the final numbers in westmoreland county, including absentee ballots. Well doublecheck that but thats what were told. If thats the case, in westmoreland county, then we go to Washington County, a republican county that rick saccone won with 53 of the vote,