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Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

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    Object Details

    Created by

    United Press International, American, founded 1907

    Subject of

    Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

    Description

    A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

    Date

    May 12, 1968

    Object number

    2011.17.142

    Restrictions & Rights

    © United Press International
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)

    Place captured

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Movement

    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Poverty
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c57ace8-c4e6-4573-9e3d-a497fd98a073

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.17.142

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