august sand her. >> and beth hart hart. her music. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping.ng. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> people of the 20th century documented the life of ordinary german citizens. the museum of modern art in new york city has just acquired more than 600 photos from the collection. we talk to the curator in tonight's first person reports. >> people of the 20th century is august sanders attempt to use photography as a cumulative portrait of people of the 20th century, how in the specific elements of each image it could become and speak to something more universal. he looked at all walks of life. at women children, families, professionals, farmers. and through all these individuals he sawed to convey something universal about humanity. he pointed to this as the path forward. as how a photograph with no seeming artistic pretension could represent a really radical step forward for photography. well, the pictures are just delicious in their detail. everything from the way the collars are folded to the texture of the socks to