ELDER: What’s the real ‘defining image of race in America’?

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Source Reuters published a photograph taken during the weekend of America’s 250th birthday celebration. It depicted a young black woman seated by herself on a packed D.C. metro train. Standing and sitting around her were white men wearing white masks. They belong to a white nationalist organization called Patriot Front, a group involved in the violent 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia, rally that resulted in the death of a woman. The intimidating-looking men reportedly said nothing to the woman and never threatened her, and she remained composed. The photo quickly went viral and was hailed by many journalists and commentators as a microcosm of America in this era of President Donald Trump. Euronews wrote this headline: “Defining image of the era of American history” — and wrote, “Many have called for the Reuters photo to receive the Pulitzer Prize.” A headline in a publication called...