Podcast Script
This photograph was taken in an era where the most defining characteristic of America; freedom, was barraged by the daggers of communism surfacing around the globe. In the 1960’s, American soldiers fought a raging war in Vietnam to protect liberty and freedom on the home-front. With Americans liberties protected, they were able to pursue the American spirit with full force. This image is part of a series called the “Freedom Riders” that Danny Lyon captured and produced. He was the former staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). This was a prominent organization in fighting injustices for African Americans in the 1960’s. Lyon takes a different approach with this series, exposing American
This photograph was taken in an era where the most defining characteristic of America; freedom, was barraged by the daggers of communism surfacing around the globe. In the 1960’s, American soldiers fought a raging war in Vietnam to protect liberty and freedom on the home-front. With Americans liberties protected, they were able to pursue the American spirit with full force. This image is part of a series called the “Freedom Riders” that Danny Lyon captured and produced. He was the former staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). This was a prominent organization in fighting injustices for African Americans in the 1960’s. Lyon takes a different approach with this series, exposing American