“ I always thought there should be an exhibition of his work , something that everyone should see ,” Dorothy Davis said . Her father ’ s photos covered the history of several African countries including Liberia , Tunisia and Nigeria .
Left to right : Coretta Scott King , U . S . Vice President Richard M . Nixon , Patricia Nixon and Martin Luther King , Jr ., in Accra , Ghana on March 7 , 1957 .
Griff Davis / Griffith J . Davis Photographs and Archives .
After graduating from Columbia , Davis began his career as the first African American international photojournalist for Black Star Publishing Company and a stringer for The New York Times . He photographed and wrote extensively in Africa , Europe and throughout the United States . His work also appeared
“ I always thought there should be an exhibition of his work , something that everyone should see ,” Dorothy Davis said . Her father ’ s photos covered the history of several African countries including Liberia , Tunisia and Nigeria .
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