- 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
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Islam
- Oratory
- Photography
- Religion
- 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. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




