- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Lewis, John, American, 1940 - 2020
- Sister Leoline, Mary, American, 1927 - 2006
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3924 pixels × 5863 pixels
- File size: 21.98 MB
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of a close-up of John Lewis and Sister Mary Leoline holding hands. Lewis stands on the left, wearing a light colored trench coat with a white lei. Sister Mary stands in the middle, wearing a nun's habit with a large silver cross necklace. Her other hand is reaching to the right toward an unidentified man wearing a dark overcoat and lei.
- Place captured
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Catholicism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Photography
- Race relations
- Religion
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




