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December 26, 2017

Photographer Don Hogan Charles Dies at 79
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Photographer Don Hogan Charles has died at the age of 79. He is most
famous for his photographs of the civil rights movement, including the
iconic image of Malcolm X holding a rifle while peering out of the
window of his home in Queens, New York. Charles was the first
African-American photographer hired by The New York Times. He died
earlier this month in East Harlem.


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