Object Details
Photograph by
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
Created by
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932
John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020
Reverend James Orange, American, 1942 - 2008
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A black-and-white digital image of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, John Lewis, Reverend James Orange and additional Civil Rights activists leading the march. Andrew Young stands on the far left wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. Orange, next to Young on his left, is wearing jean shirt and pants. The man beside him is wearing a suit and tie and holds his jacket over his arm. Dr. King is featured mid-stride in the center of the image wearing a Gatsby hat, t-shirt button-up shirt and dark pants. Mrs. King stands to his right wearing a skirt suit, pearl necklaces, and sunglasses. Next to Mrs. King stands a man wearing a jean jacket and jean pants. Only Lewis's face can be seen above his right shoulder. The following man is wearing a button up shirt and jeans. Second to right is a man with three cameras around his neck. The man furthest on the right is wearing a jacket and tie. Men and women can be seen behind the front row of marchers. An American flag is flying above the group.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
Date
1965
Object number
2015.129.77
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of James Karales
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3128 pixels × 4767 pixels
File size: 14.27 MB
Place captured
Highway 80, Alabama, 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
Selma to Montgomery Marches
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Communities
Freedom
Photography
Race relations
Resistance
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.129.77