The True America
South African Photographer Ernest Cole (1940-1990) published one book during his lifetime - House Of Bondage (1967) - a collection exposing life under Apartheid. After fleeing South Africa in 1966, he became a "banned person" and settled in New York, but his final years were marked by periods of homelessness and poverty.
In 2018 a collection of 60,000 negatives was found at a bank vault in Stockholm, where Cole had lived briefly. Subsequently the book The True America was published in 2024 and an excellent documentary directed by Raoul Peck was also released - Ernest Cole: Lost & Found
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