This note in Peter Caddick-Adams’s massive study, “Sand and Steel: The D-Day Invasions and the Liberation of France,” provides evidence that our research has begun to affect the field of military history as well. […]
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For all its good intentions, “Harlem On My Mind” is so predictable and perfect a statement of the white-liberal attitude as to be a grotesquely funny self-parody. […] Herewith a shout-out to photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who won an extremely important battle over copyright issues and “fair use” that will serve as a precedent in many ongoing and future cases. […] The tradition of people’s history continues in the work of Eugene Richards who, by reviving a cold case of racial oppression, delivers an important perspective on how little and how much has changed in a half-century of struggle against the forces of dispossession. […] In my opinion, Eugene Richards stands out as the most important photojournalist of his generation. Often imitated, yet seldom surpassed, his work embodies the values he defends. In early 2019 Richards returned to the Delta where he reconnected with old acquaintances and met others willing to discuss the impact of the Civil Rights movement on their lives. […] |
 SPJ Research Award 2014 |