Dorothea Lange and the Photos That Defined the Great Depression

Learn about Dorothea Lange, one of America’s most influential documentary photographers, whose powerful images captured the struggles of the Great Depression and exposed the injustices of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. In this lesson, students will explore how Lange used photography to tell the stories of everyday people and reveal difficult truths about American history. Through her lens, students will examine resilience, inequality, and the power of images to shape public understanding.