R.C. Hickman
American photographer
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| Intro | American photographer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Photographer | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1922 | |
| Death | 1 January 2007 (aged 85 years) |
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R.C. Hickman (c. 1922 – 2007), known for his iconic photographs of the civil rights movement, was one of the most important photographers in the history of Dallas, Texas. For many decades he worked as a photographer for the Dallas Star Post (an African-American-owned newspaper) as well as freelancing for Jet. He also worked for the NAACP documenting inequality in Dallas, such as photographing school segregation for the NAACP's court cases.