Rosa Parks seated with Congressman John Conyers, Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and Mr. Cleveland Robinson

Photograph by

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Subject of

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

Conyers, John Jr., American, born 1929

Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005

Robinson, Cleveland, Jamaican, 1914 - 1995

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

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

inkjet prints

Place captured

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

Date

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

Caption

Left to right: Congressman John Conyers, Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, Mrs. Rosa Parks, Mr. Cleveland Robinson.

Description

This black and white photograph depicts from proper right to left John Conyers, Ralph David Abernathy, Rosa Parks and Cleveland Robinson, who are all looking off-camera to proper left. They are seated inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. A cross is visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark and printer's inscription.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Photography

Politics (Practical)

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

2011.94.9

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