And the photographer and activist Bob Fitch has died at the age of 76. Fitch was known for his iconic photos of the civil rights and farmworker movements. He served as a staff photographer for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and later followed Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union. His photograph of Cesar Chavez became a postage stamp, but Fitch was disappointed the U.S. Postal Service removed the original background of the red-and-black UFW flag and replaced it with an image of a field. Fitch also captured photographs of Catholic Worker founder Dorothy Day, Joan Baez and an iconic image of legendary pacifist poet and priest Daniel Berrigan flashing the peace sign while in handcuffs. Father Dan Berrigan died Saturday. Fitch died Friday in Watsonville, California, after a battle with Parkinson's disease.
Bob Fitch, Who Photographed Civil Rights, Farmworker Movements, Dies at 76
HeadlineMay 03, 2016