Crowd outside Lorraine Motel after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Object Details

Created by

Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a large crowd gathered outside the Lorraine Motel after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Microphones and speakers are set up on the crowded second story balcony. A few members of CBS News have set up on the roof.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

May 2, 1968

Object number

2012.107.42

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

gelatin silver prints

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 14 1/4 x 17 13/16 in. (36.2 x 45.2 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)

Place depicted

Memphis, Tennessee, 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

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Hate crimes

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fcc9e91b-1d7c-45c6-a531-d3a863611dbe

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.107.42