So here is some info on the images below:
Image 1 is an anti-Vietnam propaganda image from a protest in Wichita, KS in 1967. I think that the sinage and the props being used here speak for itself and the protestors sendiments.

Image 2 is from the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square China, where at least a reported 400-800 peaceful demonstrators were murdered in protest of the murder of government reformer Hu Yaobang. I remember watching this image unfold via the BBC newscast as it happened. This student is making a powerful statement and is willing to give the ultimate sacrifice. This image, the monks protests in Vietnam, and the 1968 Mexico City Black Power equal rights image are histories most moving for me.

Image 3 is by WeeGee, AKA Arthur Fellig. He was a street photographer and documented realistic urban life in its true form......as it happened. I like this one because it seems like there is a whole lot of goings on where there should not be (hence the mans reaction to the picture in the doorway). He once said "People that work in the daytime are suckers." One look at his works and you can see what he means, he likes the raw, dark, grimey parts of life.

Image 4 was taken at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Here, Tommie Smith (gold medalist) and John Carlos (bronze medalist) make a huge statement that sent ripples through the world and controversy and were eventually banned from the Games. All three athletes wore Human rights pins, but it was Smith and Carlos that stood shoeless to symbolize black poverty, beads to honor those lynched and hung, and Carlos with an open jacket to symbolize blue collar America. All three suffered major backlash and were ostracized in their sporting establishments.

Image 5 Bob Dylan singing "Only a Pawn in Their Game," July 2, 1963 a song about the murder of activist Medgar Evers. Being an activist and revolutionary this is part of a series of political and civil statements that Dylan had made throu out his career. I really am moved by the looks on everyones faces during this Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Raleigh, NC.

See you all tomorrow,

Evan