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  • Rev. C.T. Vivian Approaching the Lectern at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3028pixels × 4685pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Reverend C. T. Vivian walking toward the pulpit while the audience claps, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Ralph Abernathy, and Rosa Parks on the stage. Vivian is featured on the left of the image, mid-stride, as he places his papers on the lectern. He is wearing a dark suit. Parks sits on a folding chair behind Vivian, wearing a light colored skirt suit with a matching pillbox hat. Her legs are crossed with her handbag laying in her lap. King stands to the right of the pulpit, clapping and looking toward Vivian. He is wearing a light colored suit and tie with a badge on his jacket. Abernathy can be seen through the microphones on the lectern, smiling toward Vivian. Men and women can be seen seated in the pews behind Parks and the balcony above the stage. The large organ can be seen the background on the left of the image.
    Place depicted
    1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Oratory
    Photography
    Preaching
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.36
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54134318a-27f8-4384-89d0-a64d0d668c80
  • Rev. C. T. Vivian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3092pixels × 4655pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Reverend C. T. Vivian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa parks seated at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Vivian can be seen adjusting his shirt collar, wearing a dark suit. King sits leaning forward, holding a pamphlet, wearing a lighter colored suit and striped tie. Parks, seated next to him, is leaning back in her chair, wearing a light colored skirt suit and matching pillbox hat with a ribbon pinned on. She is holding her handbag in her lap. A folding chair, not in focus, can be seen in front of parks. There is a curtain running behind Vivian, King, and Parks separating the stage from the seats behind. Women sit in the seats, including one holding a paper fan.
    Place depicted
    1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Photography
    Preaching
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.37
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5344725a1-9a18-4f95-8b94-1752912b9708
  • Rosa Parks and Other Civil Rights Leaders, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
    Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3058pixels × 4187pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, Rosa Parks, Reverend C. T. Vivian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and two additional men standing on the stage at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The lectern can be seen on the left of the image with another two microphones standing beside. All the men are wearing suits and ties while Parks wears a skirt suit with matching pillbox hat. Parks, Walker, and two men are standing in a cluster, while Parks holds a book. Vivian and King stand on the right clapping. Men and women can be seen seated in the pews behind. The pews and stage are in front of a large organ.
    Place depicted
    1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Oratory
    Photography
    Preaching
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.38
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ee8a90e-9132-4788-a172-11d17e1b8e8d
  • Singing "We Shall Overcome," Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
    Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
    Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3100pixels × 4635pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker standing at the pulpit with his arms raised above his head. Men stand behind Walker crossing arms, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend C. T. Vivian, and Andrew Young. Walker is featured on the left of the image at the lectern, surrounded by two additional microphones. All the men are wearing dark suits and ties with white badges pinned on their jackets. There are at least four rows of men stand behind. A large organ can be seen in the background of the image on the right.
    Place depicted
    1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Communities
    Photography
    Preaching
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.39
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ad1f13d3-3d0a-466f-b2b8-8f627212d958
  • Letter written by John Moody to his parents about the Freedom Rides

    Written by
    Moody, John P. Jr.
    Received by
    Moody, John P. Sr., American, 1903 - 1965
    Moody, Marie, American, 1903 - 1995
    Subject of
    Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Date
    May 27, 1961
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (23.7 × 16.7 cm)
    Description
    A six page letter written by John Moody to his parents on May 27, 1961. The letter is handwritten in red pen on white paper. The letter describes his participation in the May 1961 Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi and his subsequent experience on trial and in jail in Jackson.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Jackson, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    correspondence
    Freedom
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Law
    Resistance
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John P. Moody, Jr.
    Object number
    2014.235a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John P. Moody Jr.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5704fcd3f-eeef-4ba5-b4a8-a54fa2ed694a
  • C.T. Vivian Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
    Interviewed by
    Branch, Taylor, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    American Baptist Theological Seminary, American, founded 1924
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Mississippi State Penitentiary, American, founded 1901
    Children's Crusade, American, founded 1963
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Date
    March 29, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 4:06:19
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.6.1a, 2011.174.6.1b, 2011.174.6.1c, and 2011.174.6.1d.
    C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he met other civil rights activists and participated in demonstrations. He remembers planning the Freedom Rides, his imprisonment at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama, and working for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0006
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Peoria, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Prisons
    Religion
    U.S. 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
    2011.174.6.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b878ae59-61d2-44e0-8819-c764eb49a80a
  • Untitled (16th St. Baptist Church)

    Created by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
    Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 x 9 15/16 in. (20.3 x 25.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks sitting in the 16th Street Baptist Church with other members of the congregation behind them.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f2f69bf1-ae3e-4efb-8066-90c48eb1ba1a
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