2622 | Civil Rights Photographer Matthew Lewis
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Matthew Lewis has been a resident of Thomasville for over 20 years and even served as a staff photographer for the Thomasville Times after a stellar career as a photographer and Assistant Managing Editor at the Washington Post. groupshot He has photographed every subject from rock stars and presidents to everyday people like a teacher hugging a schoolgirl, and having worked through the era of Civil Rights his photography has captured both the best and worst of America. In this episode of "Black Issues Forum," he shares with Natalie Bullock Brown the stories behind the images and some of his own rich history as a member of four generations of photographers.
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