Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Ralph Abernathy, Holt Street Baptist Church During Bus Boycott
- Created by
- Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1958; printed 1987
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Ralph Abernathy speaking with Rosa Parks while Martin Luther King Jr. stands in the background. The image was captured at the Holt Street Baptist Church during the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. There are several onlookers near a podium to the right of Abernathy and some individuals sitting in chairs in front of the podium. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
- Place depicted
- Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Baptist
- Christianity
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious leaders
- Resistance
- The Black Church
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.49.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Moore
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




