AP Photographer Who Captured Iconic Photos of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr Dies at 97

The loss of an icon that shone from behind the lens

Kassondra O'Hara
3 min readApr 23, 2024
Photo by William Bayreuther on Unsplash

Gene Herrick loved adventure, people, and journalism.

Particularly proud of his coverage of the Korean War, he is more well known for his iconic photos of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and…

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Kassondra O'Hara

Working mom who uses her curiosity to fuel the curiosities of others ~ Writes mostly history and true crime