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Civil Rights Photography | Artopia - Episode 2

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Cecil J. Williams is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He began taking documentary photographs of his community at the age of nine. By 15, he was working professionally as a freelancer for Jet, the Afro-American, and the Pittsburgh Courier, and was a stringer for the Associated Press.

His photographs have been featured in publications around the world and in galleries an in private and corporate collections throughout the United States.

Here, Williams continues showing his work with photography and collage related to the civil rights movement.

 

 

 

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Artopia / Media Arts / Meet a Media Artist / Cecil J. Williams

Photography Business | Artopia Cecil William's Studio Tour | Artopia

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Cecil William's Studio Tour | Artopia
Cecil Williams owns Cecil Williams Photography in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He explains how his profession has evolved over the years.
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Civil Rights Photography | Artopia
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Cecil J. Williams did a great deal of civil rights photography. Even as a young boy, before he understood what was going on, he took many important photographs.