I was a product of the Depression. My father struggled to make a living for our family. He worked as a wrestler, a Marion County policeman, and both a car and insurance salesman. During World War II, he worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority's defense plant as a guard.

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The plastic on your sandwich really doesn't have to be made to last 50 years.

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In the same way that it's multiple sources, it's multiple solutions.

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My career was 100% different from what I intended to do. I thought I'd photograph nature and landscapes but I wound up photographing the changing of the times.

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Mama was very religious.

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The photographs were never about me. They were always about the people who were laying their lives on the line for basic civil rights. I look back and I can't believe there was ever a time in this country when ANY citizen could not vote. The times were appalling.

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Pictures can and do make a difference. Strong images of historical events do have an impact on society. They can help with change.

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There was hostility surrounding doing my job.

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Memphis is a great town, man. There's a great musical community here. I'm trying to fit in.

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