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  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    December 19, 2015
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4320pixels, 6480 in.
    Caption
    A rally against Hate ::: Muslims standing with Jews standing with christians, Blacks standing with whites right now :: #Baltimore :: #Imagelogger :: #DVNLLN - Devin Allen (@bydvnlln), Instagram, 12/19/2015.
    Description
    A black-and-white digital photograph by Devin Allen of an unidentified woman speaking outside a large stone building in Baltimore, Maryland. The woman holds a microphone in her right hand and a piece of paper in her left hand. She wears a black leather jacket, a printed scarf, and a hijab.
    160.22 MB
    Place captured
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Oratory
    Photography
    Race relations
    Religion
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devin Allen
    Object number
    2016.98.29
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Devin Allen
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cab8af1c-6efc-46f9-b77e-6124b42f1483
  • Photographic slide of Phil Wilson speaking

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, 1950 - 2020
    Subject of
    Wilson, Phill, American, born 1956
    Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
    Million Man March, American, founded 1995
    Date
    1995
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Description
    A color photographic slide of activist Phil Wilson standing in front of a podium, speaking into a microphone. He is wearing a brown jacket, with a beige spotted sweater and a white shirt underneath it. On his right lapel is a circular button with a black stripe in the middle of it. The word [UNITY] is printed in white outline within the stripe. The top semi-circle is red, with the words [Million Man March] printed in black ink, while the bottom semi-circle is green with the words [Washington DC. 1995] written in black ink. On his left lapel is a pin or sticker of the African continent in rainbow stripes. Behind Wilson is a black banner with the words [National Gay & Lesbian Leadership]. An individual in red jacket holding the banner is just visible in the left edge of the image, with green leaves of trees barely visible at the top right corner. The slide film is housed in white plastic casing, with [24] printed at the top right corner.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Type
    color slides
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Oratory
    Sexuality
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bc3f5f1d-d8dc-471a-8f30-26718a483c9c
  • Photographic slide of Audre Lorde speaking at the Third World Gay Conference

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, 1950 - 2020
    Subject of
    Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
    Date
    ca. 1979
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Description
    A color photographic slide depicting author and activist Audre Lorde speaking at the first Third World Gay Conference in Washington, DC. Lorde stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. She is only visible from the chest up and her head is wrapped in a blue and green head wrap. She also wears a black, brown and orange garment with gold embroidery along the neckline. The front of the white encasement that houses the slide film is inscribed with [NOV 79 R3] and [MADE IN U.S.A.]. The back of the encasement reads [Ektachrome SLIDE] and [PROCESSED BY Kodak].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Type
    color slides
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Oratory
    Sexuality
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50f38805f-a9fd-43ac-a0b9-9358726b5120
  • Diane Nash, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Diane Nash, American, born 1938
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3698pixels × 5400pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Diane Nash at the podium with men and a woman sitting on either side of her in chairs. Nash stands in the center of the image behind the podium labeled [L.R. HALL/ AUDITORIUM] speaking into the microphone. She is wearing a plaid t-shirt dress and a pearl necklace. On the left, seated behind an empty chair, is a woman in a light jacket with dark lining and wearing a large necklace. On Nash's right, sit five men. The man nearest Nash is seated in the second row. He is wearing glasses, a dark suit, and tie. His right hand is resting in his lap. The man, in front of him to the right, is seated in a dark suit and tie and has his arms crossed in front of his chest. The man to his right is wearing a dark jacket and skinny tie. He has one arm resting between his legs and the other arm resting on the chair next to him. Behind him, two men are shown but only one man's face and one man's head can be seen.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Political organizations
    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
    2015.129.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f00b4e90-682c-438a-82cb-5f38592786ac
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., SCLC Convention

    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
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3171pixels × 4684pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. standing at a podium speaking into a microphone while a group of men and one woman hold hands with crossed arms in the background. King stands behind the podium to the right of the image. The podium, labeled [L.R. Hall/ AUDITORIUM], has vases of flowers on each side. King has his right arm raised above the podium and his left hand resting on the podium. He is wearing a dark suit and has a badge on his jacket. The woman and man on the left of the image are wearing dark pants and lighter shirts. The third man from the left is wearing a dark suit and tie. The fourth man is taller and is wearing a sweater and collared shirt with dark pants. The man next to him is wearing a dark suit, lighter tie, and a light badge on the right of his jacket lapel. The last man is wearing a suit and has his right arm crossed over his body.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Political organizations
    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
    2015.129.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508c27d53-0422-4124-a213-81db79a9d95a
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Addressing a Rally, 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
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Created by
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3100pixels × 4651pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at a pulpit at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. King is featured in the center of the image with his arms outstretched wearing a dark suit and tie. The congregation, including Dr. Ralph Abernathy, are seen in the background. The picture is taken from a low angle pointed upward.
    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
    Oratory
    Photography
    Preaching
    Religion
    Religious groups
    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
    2015.129.32
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e67ffe7b-4c02-45bd-a28f-406b70423213
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Addressing a Rally, 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
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3053pixels × 4390pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to a full audience. The image is taken from behind King, showing the audience surrounding him from all sides, including the stage and balcony. King stands at the center holding the edges of the podium wearing a dark suit.
    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
    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
    2015.129.33
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d94ec72a-5455-4a53-99ae-759e0ed5d7b4
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Addressing a Rally, 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
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3107pixels × 4272pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The portrait features King in the middle of a speech at the pulpit, with his mouth open and arm outstretched. King is wearing a dark suit and tie and has a white badge on his jacket. The organ pipes fill the background of the image.
    Place depicted
    1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    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
    2015.129.34
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf30e55b-a3fc-4bb6-9ead-116ac3b69ef4
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bobby Seale Speaks in the Oakland Auditorium During the Black Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 30, 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    March 30, 1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.6 × 50.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale speaking at the Black Community Survival Conference held in the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California. Seale is standing at the center of the photograph, on a stage in front of fully closed stage curtains. He is speaking into a microphone that is in the center of three (3) microphone stands set up on the stage. He is wearing an overcoat, and he is gesturing with both hands. Behind him is a man in a suit, possibly providing security. At the proper left of the photograph, a man is standing, possibly moving through the crowd. Seale stands underneath two (2) signs. The top banner reads: [BLACK COMMUNITY SURVIVAL CONFERENCE/ MARCH 29, 30, & 31/ 1972 SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL 1972]. The sign below the banner contains a hand-rendered picture of Huey Newton, and reads: [HUEY P. NEWTON/ SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE].
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Oratory
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5359f5ff5-89b0-4cb2-8805-3f5403a728c3
  • Digital print of Raby and King at a Chicago Freedom Movement rally

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Raby, Albert, American, 1933 - 1988
    Date
    July 24, 1965; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 9/16 x 6 1/4 in. (21.7 x 15.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr speaking into multiple microphones and gripping a podium with both hands. He is wearing a white shirt, black tie, and black suit. In the foreground Albert Raby, also dressed in a black suit, is standing at the left of the frame in profile to the viewer. He is gripping a microphone in his right hand.
    Place depicted
    City Hall, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    portraits
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cb770fa8-9a1c-48db-847d-6127deadde17
  • Harry Belafonte confers with Mrs. Coretta Scott King while seated next to Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Mrs Alberta King

    Photograph by
    Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948
    Subject of
    Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
    King, Alberta, American, 1904 - 1974
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
    Date
    January 15, 1969; printed 2011
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Caption
    Harry Belafonte confers with Mrs. Coretta Scott King while seated next to Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Mrs. Alberta King. Dr. King's parents were affectionally [sic] known as "Mama King" and "Daddy King".
    Description
    This black and white photograph shows Harry Belafonte speaking with Coretta Scott King, who is looking at the camera, inside of Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. They are seated next to Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta King who are holding programs. Other attendees can be seen in the background. The background is not in focus but media equipment and the stained glass windows are still visible. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Actors
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Religion
    Singers (Musicians)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
    Object number
    2011.94.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Horace Henry
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4fa42f7-b05b-4a2b-9825-09a092e44418
  • An invited speaker addresses the audience inside Ebenezer Baptist Church at the first birthday celebration of Dr. King in 1969

    Photograph by
    Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
    Date
    January 15, 1969; printed 2011
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Caption
    An invited speaker addresses the audience inside Ebenezer Baptist Church at the first birthday celebration for Dr. King in 1969.
    Description
    This black and white photograph shows an unidentified woman in the center of the photograph standing at a lectern. The woman is speaking at Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969 inside of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Flowers are visible around the lectern and on the proper right of the photograph. There are three figures in front of the camera facing the speaker. Stained glass windows and other attendees can be seen in the background. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
    Object number
    2011.94.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Horace Henry
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c9b7e74a-02f6-4a78-8dac-966abd50e544
  • Andrew Young addressing he audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Photograph by
    Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948
    Subject of
    Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
    Date
    January 15, 1969; printed 2011
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    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.
    Description
    This black and white photograph shows Andrew Young in profile speaking at a lectern inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church during Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. There are two figures in front of the camera facing Young. White flowers can be seen on either side of Young and there is a crowd in front of the chancel. Young is in the center of the photograph looking out toward the crowd. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
    Object number
    2011.94.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Horace Henry
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e750598d-79d5-4435-995b-f17eed7ecc9d
  • Dr. Ralph Abernathy addresses the audience inside Ebenezer Baptist Church

    Photograph by
    Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948
    Subject of
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Rev. King, A.D., American, 1930 - 1969
    Rev. Henderson, Cornelius L., American, 1934 - 2000
    Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Robinson, Cleveland, Jamaican American, 1914 - 1995
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
    Date
    January 15, 1969; printed 2011
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    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.
    Description
    This black and white photograph shows Rev. Ralph David Abernathy facing the camera and standing at the pulpit with microphones inside Ebenezer Baptist Church. Abernathy is speaking to an unidentified crowd at Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. There is a crowd seated behind Abernathy. Rosa Parks and Cleveland Robinson can be seen in the center front of this crowd. Cornelius Henderson is on the far proper left under the organ pipes. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, photographer's stamp and a handwritten inscription.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Funeral customs and rites
    Oratory
    Photography
    Preaching
    Religion
    Social life and customs
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
    Object number
    2011.94.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Horace Henry
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d100e43a-e27b-445a-8aa8-3afaf21450fa
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking from balcony

    Created by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 1/2 x 6 11/16 in. (11.4 x 17 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 x 7 in. (12.5 x 17.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking from a motel balcony on the right side of the image and to a crowd gathered on the left side of the image.
    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
    Oratory
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c9d5b632-eb33-485b-997f-e8523db73c9b
  • Black Delegates Challenge Mississippi Democrats

    Created by
    Ballis, George, American, 1925 - 2010
    Subject of
    Baker, Ella Josephine, American, 1903 - 1986
    Schwerner, Michael, American, 1939 - 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Date
    1964
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (17 x 24.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Ella Baker speaking into a microphone and gesturing with her left hand. In the background there is a large portrait of Michael ‘Mickey’ Schwerner.
    Place depicted
    Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1976 George Ballis ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d99fb497-9297-4df0-ac33-219c3c5732ef
  • Malcolm X Addressing Black Muslim Rally in Chicago

    Created by
    Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
    Subject of
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Date
    1963
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (31.1 x 21.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (35.2 x 27.5 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Malcolm X speaking into a microphone and gesturing forward with his left hand, which is holding what appears to be a folded white handkerchief.
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Religious groups
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.27
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfa4f7cd-959e-45fb-9101-151dcf2b6b98
  • Singer Harry Belafonte, speaking at civil rights rally at Statue of Liberty

    Created by
    Fenn, Albert, American, 1913 - 1995
    Subject of
    Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
    Date
    1960
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (34.9 x 25.1 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Harry Belafonte speaking at a podium with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Actors
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52832684f-0c57-4d19-bebe-b912212d39a8

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