© Martine Barrat, 1983, Mr. Jackson at the Harlem Moon

“He spends a great deal of time there because there is no heat in his building. He was a soldier in both World Wars.”

Martine Barrat is a photographer, videographer, and filmmaker who left her native France in June 1968 for New York. She is perhaps best known for her vivid images of life in the boxing world in Harlem, Bedford-Stuyvesant and the South Bronx.

Find information about her book “Do Or Die” here. It seems to be really hard to find, so if you get the chance: grab it!

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