Explore CAAMA

Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall

Photographed BY

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006

Place

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

Caption

Newslady Annie - Downtown, Los Angeles, California, 1960's, Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 54.

Place

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003

Place

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003

Place

Selma, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Mr Isaac Farris Sr., Dr. King's brother-in-law and Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of Morehouse College, seated in audience

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Seated (left) on front row of picture is Mr. Isaac Farris Sr., Dr. King's brother-in-law. Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays can be seen at the extreme right. Dr. Mays was president of Morehouse College when a young Martin Luther King Jr. was a student there.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Andrew Young addressing he audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Pictures above is Andrew Young addressing the audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Young was one of Dr. King's closest leutenants [sic] and was at his side within seconds after the shots rang out that killed him at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

The Renowned Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth, conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Beautiful music filled Ebenezer Baptish [sic] Church on this 15th day of January in 1969 as they celebrated the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here we see the renowned Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth, chairman of the music department, conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Dr. Ralph Abernathy addresses the audience inside Ebenezer Baptist Church

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Dr. Ralph David Abernthy addresses the audience as Rev. A.D. King on extreme left, and Rev. Conelius [sic] L. Henderson on extreme right listen to his speech. Notice the mixed crowd in pulpit.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Adelman, Bob, American, born 1930

Place

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Varela, Maria, American, born 1940

Place

Ruleville, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Group portrait of men, women and children

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Wedding portrait of bride and groom with family

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Studio portrait of a woman in graduation cap and gown

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Unidentified

Place

Canton, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Herron, Gaylord Oscar, American

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Caption

This 16mm film is a short documentary made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program. Producer St. Clair Bourne chronicles the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University in Durham, North Carolina on October 25, 1969.

Place

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Digital print of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr at a Chicago Freedom Movement rally

Created by

Kleina, Bernard, American

Place

City Hall, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Digital print of a Chicago Freedom Movement march

Created by

Kleina, Bernard, American

Place

Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Draper, Louis H., American, 1935 - 2002

Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Reverend Kirkpatrick - Resurrection City, Wash. D.C.. - 1968

Photographed BY

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Men with plastic at tent - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. – 1968

Photographed BY

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Jesse Jackson - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968

Photographed BY

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photographic print of five jazz musicians

Photographed BY

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998

Place

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company office

Photographed BY

Unidentified

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Levy, Builder, American, born 1942

Place

DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

Photographed BY

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Caption

This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.

Place

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Caption

This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.

Place

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Created by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Caption

This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.

Place

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Exotic Dancer, name unknown, c. mid 1950s

Photographed BY

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Place

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Place

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Pamela R. Jackson, First Holy Communion, St Teresa School/Church, 1961

Photographed BY

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Place

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Caption

This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.

Place

Arizona, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926

Caption

This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.

Place

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944

Place

Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944

Place

Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Aretha Franklin, SCLC convention, Club Paradise, Memphis, TN

Created by

Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007

Place

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

Place

Bay Street, Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

Caption

No Hope Left - Somewhere in Los Angeles, 1960's, Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 62.

Place

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Wallace, James H., American, born 1942

The March on Washington: We Shall Overcome!

Created by

Council for United Civil Rights Leadership, American, founded 1963

Recorded by

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of a woman and the body of Billy Furr, shot by police in Newark Riots

Photographed BY

Lee, Bud, American, 1941 - 2015

Place

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Harry Belafonte Jr. seated with Coretta Scott King and her children

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

There was a lot of press coverage at this first memorial service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but most of the media represented was local. There was not a large number of representatives from the national media present.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Congressman John Conyers brings greeting from Washington D.C.

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Congressman John Conyers brings greeting [sic] from Washington D.C.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Coretta Scott King talking with the press after the first birthday celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Mrs. King has a brief word with the press just before getting inside a waiting limosine [sic].

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Press Coverage of First Birthday Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Notice the press covering the program as Mrs. King is surrounded by family members and friends. I have been told that there are very few recorded and published images from this first birthday celebration which make the photographs that you are seeing here extremely rare. I've seen no others.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America