Langston's most famous photograph, taken on May 14, 1961, showed a mob of Klansmen who were waiting to confront the Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists traveling the South to test new laws prohibiting segregation. As Langston arrived at the Trailways Bus Station in Birmingham, Klansmen were beating up Freedom Rider James Peck. Langston had time to take one picture before the mob turned on him.
Photographer was man of a thousand images, best known for one (Life Stories: Tommy Langston | AL.com
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