Sunday Lecture: The Vietnam War: A Black Man’s Perspective
Sunday, November 6, 2022
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Smyrna Library, Meeting Room
Light refreshments will be served.
Presenter: Johnny Crawford, photojournalist and author Vietnam Black Soldier Portrait Project
The Vietnam Black Soldier Portrait Project's goal is to produce black & white portraits of Black Vietnam Veterans in 19 states and the District of Columbia. These portraits will represent a visual history of the 275,000 Black men and women who served in combat and supply services in all branches of the United States Military. The states include Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, New York, California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Speaker bio:
Johnny Crawford is the Vietnam Black Soldiers Portrait Project's founder and director and a visual storyteller and educator based in Atlanta, Georgia. He's from Jackson, GA. He taught photography at Grady High School, Marietta City Schools Adult Education Program, Clark Atlanta University, University of Georgia, Middle Georgia State University, and Mercer University.
He was an award-winning staff photographer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) for over 28 years. He has an M.A. in Photojournalism from Ohio University and degrees in Psychology and Public Relations from Morehouse College. He's a Cascade United Methodist Church member and Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral.
