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When photographer Tyler Shields captured the provocative photo of a naked black man hanging a white Klansman from a tree branch, he considered his work a significant achievement.
However, when he chose to widely share the image, his friends expressed caution. They said it was “too much” — but Shields merely batted away their worries.
“I’ve been wanting to do this series for a while,” Shields told The Huffington Post. “I’ve had this image in my head forever.”
There is no doubt the image itself is jarring. It has the power to evoke many emotions, some of which may align with the discomfort expressed by family and friends who were reluctant to have it released.
It shows a naked black man standing in muddy water and using his might to hold one end of a rope that hangs over a tree branch with the other end tied as a noose around the neck of a white Klansman whose body hangs limply. It’s a provocative photo and one that harks back to a dark time in history when black lives were devalued, disrespected and disposed of without repercussion.
In many ways, the parallels to today’s issues are hard to ignore. The recent deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and Natasha McKenna serve as harsh examples of what activists say is ongoing unjust treatment of black individuals in America.
Black lives continue to be devalued in the USA
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2015/05/520382.html.
I see no chance for Afros’ survival in the USA. Cops are defended by authorities each time an Afro is killed by them. Londoners and residents of other European cities were protesting the decision on Ferguson tragedy was right. Still there are no changers in here.