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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birmingham Airport

African American Museum

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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
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990

Description

A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. walking through a terminal at Birmingham Airport with Reverend Ralph Abernathy following behind. King is central in the image, featured mid-stride, wearing a dark suit and tie. In one arm he carries newspapers and a Time magazine and his other hand is in his pocket. Abernathy follows behind King on the right of the image, also wearing a dark suit and tie. He is carrying a briefcase in one hand and papers in the other. The terminal is mostly empty except for a few people at the desks, on the edges of the image, and a few people walking behind Abernathy.

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

1962

Object number

2015.129.26

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: 3100 pixels × 4571 pixels
File size: 13.56 MB

Place depicted

Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 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

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Civil Rights
Photography
Transportation
Travel
U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5938a730f-2b5d-4b2f-9240-df9951a6c465

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.129.26

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