Landsmark had recently been an activist for more minority contractors in the construction industry, but was not involved with the busing protests.[3] According to Landsmark, "I had difficulty finding a parking space in downtown Boston, and I was running a few minutes late for the meeting in city hall. So I was in a hurry and perhaps not paying as much attention as I might have as I approached a corner, where the young demonstrators were coming in the other direction. I did not see them until both they and I were at that corner."[3]
Rakes was swinging the flag in an attempt to strike Landsmark, not attempting to spear him as it appears in the photo, and narrowly missed. Landsmark had already been knocked to the ground, losing his glasses and suffering a broken nose, by the time the picture was taken.[4][5] In the most widely-produced photo, it also appeared that the man behind Landsmark is holding him down. However, the man, identified as anti-busing activist Jim Kelly, was actually helping Landsmark to his feet, and later stepped in front to protect the man from further injury.[4]
Rakes was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and two years' probation. The jail sentence was suspended. In 1983, Rakes assaulted his sister's boyfriend, who later died from the injuries sustained in the attack.[6] He fled prosecution, but returned in 1988 after the murder charge was dropped.[7] Rakes carried the stigma of being known as "the flag kid", but eventually married and had children while laboring as a construction worker and later in hazardous waste.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcMasur, Louis P. (2008-04-10). "The Soiling of Old Glory". Slate. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
^"The Pulitzer Prize Winners, 1977". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
^ ab"Life After Iconic Photo: Today's Parallels Of American Flag's Role In Racial Protest". NPR. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
^ abcBayard, Louis (28 April 2008). "Flagging America's racial divide". Salon. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
^"Stars and Strife". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
^Masur, Louis P. (2008-04-10). "The Soiling of Old Glory".
^Ralph, James. . Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 3 Dec 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Further readingedit
Louis P. Masur (2008). The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph That Shocked America. Bloomsbury Press. ISBN978-1596913646.
December 02, 2023
soiling, glory, pulitzer, prize, winning, photograph, taken, stanley, forman, during, boston, busing, crisis, 1976, depicts, white, teenager, joseph, rakes, assaulting, black, lawyer, civil, rights, activist, landsmark, with, flagpole, bearing, american, flag,. The Soiling of Old Glory is a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken by Stanley Forman during the Boston busing crisis in 1976 1 It depicts a white teenager Joseph Rakes assaulting a black man lawyer and civil rights activist Ted Landsmark with a flagpole bearing the American flag also known as Old Glory The Soiling of Old Glory by Stanley FormanThe image was taken for the Boston Herald American in Boston Massachusetts on April 5 1976 during one in a series of protests against court ordered desegregation busing 1 It ran on the front page of the Herald American the next day and also appeared in several newspapers across the country 1 It won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Spot Photography 2 Landsmark had recently been an activist for more minority contractors in the construction industry but was not involved with the busing protests 3 According to Landsmark I had difficulty finding a parking space in downtown Boston and I was running a few minutes late for the meeting in city hall So I was in a hurry and perhaps not paying as much attention as I might have as I approached a corner where the young demonstrators were coming in the other direction I did not see them until both they and I were at that corner 3 Rakes was swinging the flag in an attempt to strike Landsmark not attempting to spear him as it appears in the photo and narrowly missed Landsmark had already been knocked to the ground losing his glasses and suffering a broken nose by the time the picture was taken 4 5 In the most widely produced photo it also appeared that the man behind Landsmark is holding him down However the man identified as anti busing activist Jim Kelly was actually helping Landsmark to his feet and later stepped in front to protect the man from further injury 4 Rakes was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to two years imprisonment and two years probation The jail sentence was suspended In 1983 Rakes assaulted his sister s boyfriend who later died from the injuries sustained in the attack 6 He fled prosecution but returned in 1988 after the murder charge was dropped 7 Rakes carried the stigma of being known as the flag kid but eventually married and had children while laboring as a construction worker and later in hazardous waste 4 References edit a b c Masur Louis P 2008 04 10 The Soiling of Old Glory Slate Retrieved 2008 04 12 The Pulitzer Prize Winners 1977 The Pulitzer Prizes Retrieved 2008 04 12 a b Life After Iconic Photo Today s Parallels Of American Flag s Role In Racial Protest NPR Retrieved 2016 09 18 a b c Bayard Louis 28 April 2008 Flagging America s racial divide Salon Retrieved 16 May 2014 Stars and Strife Archived from the original on 2012 09 10 Retrieved 2021 01 17 Masur Louis P 2008 04 10 The Soiling of Old Glory Ralph James The picture of hatred Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 3 Dec 2016 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Further reading editLouis P Masur 2008 The Soiling of Old Glory The Story of a Photograph That Shocked America Bloomsbury Press ISBN 978 1596913646 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Soiling of Old Glory amp oldid 1118383161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
