WHATEVER SHE PHOTOGRAPHED, Dorothea put layers of meaning in the image. A simple-looking photograph of a grandfather and grandson seems to ask a question: Why had the United States government locked up a very old man and a toddler? How were they a threat to our national security? At night, Dorothea would lie in her bed, a sense of dread giving her a terrible stomachache. Where was the United States headed, taking away people’s rights like this? She was overwhelmed by the injustice.
