 The photographs range from the 1950s to the 1960s, the time in which Hickman was most active in Civil Rights Movement.Hickman used a Speed Graphic camera to take many of his photographs, and the archives of his work are generally 4×5 film negatives.Hickman's photography tends to take a form of displaying the everyday lives of African American individuals in an environment of injustice, whether this is at night clubs, schools, universities or at restaurants.This form of photography conveys transparency in the life of these individuals, demonstrating a “naked truth” that illustrates the everyday struggles of African Americans in this era.