Photograph by

Louw, Joseph, South African, 1945 - 2004

Subject of

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

Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932

Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990

McCollough, Marrell, American, born 1944

Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 × 12 1/2 in. (22.7 × 31.6 cm)

H x W x D (Frame): 18 11/16 × 22 1/16 × 1 in. (47.5 × 56 × 2.5 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

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

Date

April 4, 1968

Description

A black and white photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. taken on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. The walkway outside of room 306, where King was staying, is shown on the right side of the image. Three people are standing and pointing across the street in the direction of the gunshot. Andrew Young is on the left with Jesse Jackson mostly obscured behind him. An unidentified woman is standing to the right in front of Ralph Abernathy, who is partially visible. In front of Young, Martin Luther King Jr. is lying on the ground. Marrell McCollough is kneeling next to King with one hand on the railing. There are people standing in the parking lot below including Memphis police officers. Two cars can be seen parked below the balcony. The reverse of the image is covered in numerous inscriptions from press agencies, in French and English, stamps, and lines.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil rights

Hate crimes

Photography

Race discrimination

United States--History--1961-1969

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Jeffrey Coopersmith

Object number

2017.73

Restrictions & Rights

© The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Ackerman, David Mercer, American, born 1942

Ackerman, Satoko Ito, Japanese American, born 1939

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Subject of

Chicago Theological Seminary, American, founded 1855

Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:01:44

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

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

Place depicted

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

Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 20, 2011

Description

The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.53.1a, 2011.174.53.1b, 2011.174.53.1c, 2011.174.53.1d, 2011.174.53.1e, and 2011.174.53.1f. There is also a photograph and a newspaper clipping that relate to the interview. They are 2011.174.53.3 and 2011.174.53.4.

David and Satoko Ackerman recall meeting at the Chicago Theological Seminary and remember their classmate the Reverend Jesse Jackson urging students to attend the Selma to Montgomery March. They recall traveling to Selma, participating in the march, and their later life in Silver Spring, Maryland.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0053

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Civil rights

Education

Religion

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number

2011.174.53.1a-f

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Commissioned by

New Yorkers for Jackson, Jesse, American

Subject of

Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941

Vann, Albert, American

Glee, George Jr., American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 21 15/16 x 16 15/16 in. (55.7 x 43 cm)

Type

posters

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1984

Description

A campaign poster from Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign. The poster is white with an image of Jesse Jackson in the upper right corner. The image of Jackson is tinted blue and features Jackson looking at the viewer and smiling. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and dark tie. At the upper left corner of the poster written in blue text is “NOW / IS / THE / TIME.” In the lower half of the poster is red and blue text that reads “JESSE / JACKSON / for / PRESIDENT / NEW YORKERS FOR JESSE JACKSON / 1473-1477 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York 11216 (212) 493-3001.” At the bottom poster written in red text is “HON. ALBERT VANN / CHAIRMAN.” Next to this at the bottom center of the poster is “PAID FOR BY NEW YORKERS FOR JESSE JACKSON.” On the right side of the bottom of the poster written in red text is “GEORGE GLEE, JR. / TREASURER.”

Topic

African American

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Terry S. Pretzer

Object number

2013.216.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture