Across the British society, from pubs all the way to the palace, a de facto color bar existed. In pubs, workplaces, shops and other commercial premises, non-white customers were banned from using certain rooms and facilities.
Category: Society
The Last Prisoners of Khmer Rouge, 1979
On 10th January 1979, the invading Vietnamese Army arrived at the gates of Tuol Svay Prey High School in the outskirts of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The stench was overwhelming.
Sharpeville Funeral by Peter Magubane
On March 21, 1960, police opened fire on the unarmed crowd protesting pass books, killing 69 people. Peter Magubane covered their funeral.
The Selma Montgomery March by James Karales, 1965
James Karales, a photographer with Look magazine, captured the Selma to Montgomery marchers silhouetted against a turbulent sky on the march.
Harlem by Bruce Davidson, 1968
When Bruce Davidson arrived to East 100th Street Harlem with his camera in 1966 and said that he wanted to record life on the block, the local citizens’ committee was apprehensive.
Bangladesh: A Brutal Birth by Kishor Parekh, 1971
Kishor Parekh was one of the first Indian photographers to be educated abroad, and worked on various important stories for Hindustan Times
The Hmongs, 2003
In 2003 Andrew Perrin and Philip Blenkinsop trekked into the mountainous jungles of Laos to trek down an insurgent group that had been waging war since 1975.
The Block by Herb Goro, 1970
In 1968/9, Herb Goro, a social worker and photojournalist, lived in a decaying neighborhood in the East Bronx for over a year to record stories of desperation of its residents.
Defiling the Children, 1993
In June 21, 1993 issue of Time, the magazine published a cover story on the rise of prostitution around the world. Questions were being asked about the authenticity of some photographs in Moscow.
A Portfolio of Distinguished Britons by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1952
In winter of 1951, LIFE Magazine sent the photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt to Britain to take photos of the eminent men here. Eisenstaedt spent 10 days in Britain, making house calls to 18 great men of the day.