On September 2, 2015, the body of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up ashore near the Turkish resort of Bodrum. Within several days, a photograph of the lifeless toddler lying facedown on the beach made front-page headlines around the globe, sparking a wave of concern to address humanitarian crisis in Syria. In this post for HistPhil, I trace the power of such images to the 19th-century evangelical newspaper, the Christian Herald.

Read the full post here: https://histphil.org/2018/04/11/the-historical-roots-of-humanitarian-photography-a-19th-century-evangelical-newspapers-enduring-influence-on-the-global-aid-industry/