- Photograph by
- Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948
- Subject of
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Conyers, John Jr., American, 1929 - 2019
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Robinson, Cleveland, Jamaican American, 1914 - 1995
- 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
- Assembled dignitaries listen as the choir renders a selection behind them. Can you identify everyone seated? Do you recognize anyone in the choir?
- Description
- This black and white photograph shows from proper right to left an unidentified man, John Conyers, Ralph David Abernathy, Rosa Parks and Cleveland Robinson. They are seated inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s first birthday commemoration in 1969. There is a choir standing behind the seated figures. 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
- Baptist
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Politics
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- The Black Church
- 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
- 2011.94.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Horace Henry
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.