election carries with it some elements of racial hatred. some resentment to the fact that even though the country did a great thing, there are those who resent the election of a black president. and i think that s a part of what s happening in the political world. lowery says he doesn t know when he ll deliver another sermon but also hasn t ruled out a second book possibly of sermons or maybe even writing an autobiography. tomorrow night, cnn spotlights another man who was at the center of the civil rights movement. but was he a hero or perhaps a traitor? now, fbi documents expose a darker angle. join soledad o brien for a special investigation pictures don t lie. that is sunday night at 8:00 eastern right here on cnn.
and it was in their faces. reporter: in 1960, black share croppers in fayette county, tennessee, were being evicted from their homes for registering to vote. tent city was an emergency camp set up on donated land for those people who suddenly found themselves with no food, no shelter, nowhere to turn. withers rushed there with the only aid he had, his camera. that was a sense of mission to him. i can remember him calling all the different editors and reporters around the country. reporter: to pitch the story? right. that s what he would do when he felt that it was something that really needed to be exposed. he had his own mission, purpose. reporter: what was that? to expose things. the cnn documentary pictures don t lie premieres tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern right here
great thing, they resent the election of a black president. i think that s a part of what s happening in the political world. he says he doesn t know when he will deliver another sermon. he hasn t ruled out a second book of sermons or an autobiography. was he a hero or a trader? the camera lens captured moments in african-american history. now, fbi documents show another angle. join us for pictures don t lie. it s sunday night at 8:00 eastern here on cnn. time for a quick break. when we come back, there was tunisia, then egypt. the unrest is spreading across the mideast. ahead, we show you all the hot
covering the trial. that s the kind of work he did. it was back if the fall when news broke that ernest withers had been an informant for the fbi that everybody was stunned. it really made no sense. how could you justify in your head, you know, here is a guy who clearly was a photojournalist helping to get the most important images about the movement out at the same time being paid to inform for the fbi. we found that contradiction really interesting and confusing and we wanted to explore it more in our documentary pictures don t lie. if that is indeed the case, it is the ultimate the betrayal. i hate to ask you your opinion but from the evidence and doing this documentary do you think he was a hero or does it look like he was a traitor? i think like most people he was a complicated human being who was in a position possibly because of pressure from the fbi. we talked to a journalist, earl caldwell, who said the fbi came to him and he described it as someone putting their foot on
experts have said the evidence is clear that there was evidence that he was, in fact, informing to the fbi. and make sure you join soledad for the cnn in america special, pictures don t lie sunday night, 8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. shots fired, protests turned bloody, and yet another gulf nation in yet another gulf nation. see our future. that s why we celebrate black history month all yearround by supporting tomorrow s leaders through education-related initiatives like our own adopt-a-pilot program. with the power of an education, for thousands of young people, the sky truly is the limit. for more information, visit southwest.com/blackhistory. [ ding ] when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp. medicare supplement insurance card, too.