#reflectionsonpine

Today marks 50 years since H. Rap Brown, the minister of justice for the Black Panther Party in the 1960s, climbed on top of a car at the intersection of Pine & Cedar streets in the 2nd ward of Cambridge, MD. Today, two contractors are atop a roof at the same intersection, repairing the roof. After Brown gave a passionate speech, he was wounded from the buckshot of a police officers gun, & turmoil erupted in ward 2, where a fire started at the all black elementary school. The fire continued, burning 20 buildings to the ground because the white firefighters refused to put the fire out until it reached the white side of town. This image is an outtake from an on-going #photoessay about the civil rights movement in Cambridge, MD. Follow along the next few days for more outtakes & stories. #mamiya645 #m645 #mediumformat #documentaryphotographer #photooftheday #picoftheday #fujiphoto #fujipro400h #fujifilm #analogphotography #easternshoretourforsure #pro400h #cambridge #marylandhistory #civilrightsmovement #reflectionsonpine (at Cambridge, Maryland)

Gloria Richardson, July 20, 2017 - Gloria Richardson was born May 6, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland. During the Great Depression her parents moved the family to Cambridge, Maryland, the home of her mother, Mabel Hayes. Gloria Richardson is best known as the leader of the Cambridge movement, a civil rights struggle in Cambridge, Maryland in the early 1960s. This Richardson-led effort differed from most other civil rights campaigns of the era. It took place in a border state rather than the south, & was addressing a wider array of issues rather than the one or two that motivated other campaigns. It was amazing to hear her reflect about marching on Washington, hearing Malcolm X speak for the first time, & the importance of NOT leading a non-violent protest. She is a living history of Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan even acknowledged this by declaring, for the first time ever, February 11th as Gloria Richardson Day. Don't quote me on this, but I'm pretty sure no living person has ever had their own holiday/day of remembrance. This image is an outtake from an on-going #photoessay about the civil rights movement in Cambridge, MD. Follow along the next few days for more outtakes & stories. #mamiya645 #m645 #mediumformat #documentaryphotographer #photooftheday #picoftheday #analogphotography #easternshoretourforsure #cambridge #dizzyland #civilrightsmovement #reflectionsonpine #gloriarichardson #activist #marylandhistory (at Cambridge, Maryland)

The original Dizzyland Restaurant, Cambridge, MD - June 2017 On July 10, 1963, a dispute between protesters, counter-protesters, & police erupted outside Dizzyland Restaurant. Dizzyland continued its policy of refusing service to African-Americans even as other establishments abandoned segregation. The restaurant is empty now, with hopes of being redeveloped. This image is an outtake from an on-going #photoessay about the civil rights movement in Cambridge, MD. Follow along the next few days for more outtakes & stories. #mamiya645 #m645 #mediumformat #documentaryphotographer #photooftheday #picoftheday #kodak #fujiphoto #fujipro400h #fujifilm #analogphotography #easternshoretourforsure #pro400h #cambridge #dizzyland #civilrightsmovement #reflectionsonpine (at Cambridge, Maryland)