Betty Selvage and Faith Speights 2012

"Betty Selvage and Faith Speights" is a 2012 photographic portrait by Dawoud Bey. The black and white image, a diptych, features two women in the same pose, seated in Windsor chairs against the backdrop of a painting. The photograph is a part of Bey's larger series "The Birmingham Project", which explores the legacy of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Bey's work often focuses on African American identity and the resilience of communities impacted by racial injustice.