Schalk sees this photo as humanizing Byers and Wallace while not giving any information to the reader about how they should feel about the article - which seems to contradict the use of the words victim and appeals in the title.

Schalk's Analysis of Photograph

Schalk discusses the photo of Margarite Wallace and Lou Byers presented in the article in particular Schalk notes how the clothing worn by Byers and Wallace doesn't clearly allude to their socio-economic status. Schalk talks about how their expressions and poses do no evoke either pitiful or angry emotions.

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The week after the publishing of the April 30, 1977 the Black Panthers published an article based on information from an interview with Margarite Wallace, titled "Mother of Psychosurgery Victim Appeals for Community Help."

"Mother of Psychosurgery Victim Appeals for Community Help"

Schalk, Sami. Black Disability Politics, New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781478027003

Black Disability Politics

Schalk's Description of Photograph

Byers was ignored in the hospital after the surgery and allowed to wander the hospital to the point that Byers at one point left the building entirely. 

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