Dr. Ralph David Abernathy being kissed on the cheek by an admirer after the memorial service

Photograph by

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Subject of

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

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Man or Men

Printed by

Unidentified

Subject of

Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type

portraits

inkjet prints

Place captured

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

Caption

Here we see Dr. Ralph David Abernathy being kissed on the cheek by an admirer after the memorial service.

Description

This black and white photograph was shows Ralph David Abernathy outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church after the first commemorative birthday event for Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969. Abernathy has his head bent toward an unidentified woman who has a hand on Abernathy's shoulder and is kissing his cheek. There is a crowd behind Abernathy. A uniformed officer can be seen in the background at proper right. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark and printer's inscriptions.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Photography

Religion

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry

Object number

2011.94.36

Restrictions & Rights

© Horace Henry

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture