Alvin C. Jacobs, Jr. is a professional photographer and image activist from Rockford, Illinois. In this interview, Mr. Jacobs discusses his life from childhood to adulthood and how particular events during his life influenced him. He details how he became an image activist and his photographing of protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the 2014 murder of Michael Brown at the hands of law enforcement. He also describes how he came to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2016 to document protests following the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.
