Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Painted Dreams

Painted Dreams

Photographer Camilo José Vergara has spent his career photographing some of the poorest and most segregated communities in the U.S. Over the past

three decades, he has documented murals and signs, many featuring Martin Luther King Jr., in cities across

the country. In these hand-painted tributes, King appears in a variety of guises: as the everyman, the martyr, the mythic hero, alongside African-American and Latino heroes and, in recent years, in company

with President Barack Obama.

Gift of Life, Callowhill at Second Avenue, Philadelphia CAMILO JOSÉ VERGARA

One God, One Aim, One Destiny, Warwick Avenue by North Avenue, Baltimore Camilo José Vergara

Alley west of South Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles Camilo José Vergara

Frederick Douglass at West 154th Street, Harlem Camilo José Vergara

Avenue Laundromat, Central Avenue at Connecticut Avenue, Bridgeport Camilo José Vergara

Mott Haven Section, South Bronx Camilo José Vergara

I Have a Dream by T. Murdock, Oakwood, Chicago Camilo José Vergara

Mini Market, 150 East 23rd St., Los Angeles Camilo José Vergara

Abundant Life Ministries, 1406 Miller Ave., Oakland Camilo José Vergara

West Madison Street at Cicero Avenue, Chicago Camilo José Vergara

Roosevelt Road at Sacramento Avenue, Chicago Camilo José Vergara

The Original Bill Taco House by Debbie Husband, 219 East MLK Blvd., Los Angeles Camilo José Vergara

Palmer Street at Bulls Road, Compton Camilo José Vergara

656 Sutter Ave., East New York, Brooklyn Camilo José Vergara

AAA Party Store, East Warren Avenue at Lenox, Detroit, painted by Bennie White, 1993, photo 2009 Camilo José Vergara

South Side Chicago by B. Walker Camilo José Vergara

Because They Were Both Great Leaders, 17900 Woodward Ave., Detroit Camilo José Vergara

Frederick Douglass Boulevard at West 154th Street, Harlem Camilo José Vergara end

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