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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story

Chinatown Rises Up to Unite Against Police Brutality

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1m 38s

Lee’s photo of a bloody demonstrator made a Chinatown protest against police brutality front-page news in 1975. He recalls his determination to both document this unprecedented community gathering, and to demand that every news outlet pay attention. Activist Fay Chiang recalls this moment as being “the first time we showed city government the community could organize into a political force."

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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
Corky Lee’s Life, Legacy, and Quest for Photographic Justice
The importance of the life, art, and activism of Chinese American photographer Corky Lee.
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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
Documenting the Asian American Movement
Corky Lee’s rare images of the Asian American Movement on the East Coast in the 1970s.
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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
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Photographer Corky Lee’s quest to document Asian American history, culture, and activism.
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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
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Corky Lee’s epic quest to document Asian American history, culture, and activism.
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