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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

6.220141h 32mMovieDocumentary

The film explores the role of photography, since its rudimentary beginnings in the 1840s, in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present. The dramatic arch is developed as a…

DirectorThomas Allen Harris
WriterThomas Allen Harris
ProducerThomas Allen Harris

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Not available in United Kingdom
Streaming in 2 other countries

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Canada, United States. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People — streaming FAQ

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