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# Why Frederick Douglass Loved Photography
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/why-frederick-douglass-loved-photography/
- Published: 2016-07-13T15:21:05.000Z
- Updated: 2016-07-13T15:21:05.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: politics, photography

From [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/american-exposure?mbid=social%5Ftwitter&ref=cjchilvers.com):

> "Douglass was photographed a lot because he was famous, but also because he was fascinated with photography."

> "Douglass believed photography would set his people free by telling the truth about their humanity."

I got a lot of criticism about including the politics of photography in the original A Lesser Photographer manifesto, but it's becoming clear the camera is joining the pen in being mightier political tools than the sword.