The Black Panthers protesting in Chicago, Illinois, 1969
Hiroji Kubota: ‘At the time, the Black Panthers were starting to get popular and I managed to get to know them. For some reason, these three leaders wanted to be photographed with a very big Picasso sculpture at Chicago City Hall. “It’s not interesting,” I said. Then it started snowing so we went outside and I took this. I didn’t give them any instructions – they just went down there and saluted, never asking me anything about myself, or what I might be doing the picture for. They pretty much ignored me.’
Photograph: Hiroji Kubota/Magnum Photos/c/o Atlas Gallery
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