R.C. Hickman

R.C. Hickman, (c. 1922 – 2007) known for his iconic photographs of the civil rights movement, was one of the most important photographers in the history of Dallas, Texas. [ " R.C. Hickman, One of the Most Important Photographers in Dallas' History, Has Died," Dallas Observer http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2007/12/the_most_important_photographe.php (Online edition, posted Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 08:24:38 AM)] For many decades he worked as a photographer for the "Dallas Star Post" (an African-American-owned newspaper [R.C. Hickman Collection, "The History of Jim Crow." http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/scripts/jimcrow/gallery.cgi?collection=hickman] ) as well as freelancing for "Jet". He also worked for the NAACP documenting inequality in Dallas, such as photographing school segregation for the NAACP's court cases. ["In Memoriam: R. C. Hickman, 1922–2007," Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. http://www.cah.utexas.edu/news/press_release.php?press=press_hickman (Visited 9/29/2008.)]

References

Behold the People: R.C. Hickman's Photographs of Black Dallas, 1949–1961, by R.C. Hickman. (Barker Texas History Center Series.) Texas State Historical Association, February 1995. (ISBN 0-87611-136-3)

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