directed and produced by thomas allen harris was also the created of the related project " for both inspired reflections in black, history of black photographers 1840 to the president by deborah willis who also produced the film. thomas allen harris, great to have you here at park city tv in the studios. talk about the framing of the family, the framing of the image of the community come of a whole population and what has happened in the african-american community. photography began in 1840. when it began, slavery was still legal in the country. the representation of african americans could be used either to support slavery so that there were african-americans depicted as less than human, but the abolitionists were also concerned with affirming the humanity of the enslaved people. from the beginning, photography was used as a weapon -- either for or against the enslavement of african americans. i continued with each decade to the present day. i think african-americans are very much aware of the way in which our image frames us and how the images we take and have in our homes and families are