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Rev. Otis Moss, Jr.

c. 1985
(American, b. 1947)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)
Gift of Herbert Ascherman, Jr. 2022.119
Location: not on view
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Cleveland’s Reverend Otis Moss Jr. is an acclaimed civil rights activist and was a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Theologian Rev. Otis Moss Jr. was pastor of Cleveland’s Olivet Institutional Baptist Church from 1975–2008. When he joined the church, it was the largest Black church in Ohio. Herbert Ascherman shows Moss in his role as a preacher and persuasive orator, reaching out to the crowd—and thus the viewer of the photograph—to connect with his audience.
Rev. Otis Moss, Jr.

Rev. Otis Moss, Jr.

c. 1985

Herbert Ascherman

(American, b. 1947)
America, 20th century

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