- Photograph by
- Associated Press, American, founded 1846
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Pembleton, Lennette, born 1924
- Date
- June 19, 1964
- Medium
- photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 × 5 in. (18.1 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- Black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. hugging Lennette Pembleton, who faces away from the camera. King is wearing a short sleeve white shirt and dark pants. Type beneath photograph reads, [(STA4) ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. , June 19--"DAWN OF A NEW HOPE"-KING--Mrs. Irwin / Pembleton gives a big hug as she rejoices with Dr. Martin Luther King, jr, / in St. Augustine, Fla., after the senate passed the civil rights bill. / King commented, "This is the dawn of a new hope. "(APWirephoto)(jk72105stf)]. Stamped on back of photoraph reads, [25 JUN 1964].
- Place depicted
- Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.215
- Restrictions & Rights
- © AP Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




