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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Jackie Robinson on his right, SCLC Convention

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

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
Fannie Lou Hamer, American, 1917 - 1977
Diane Nash, American, born 1938
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women

Description

A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson standing at a banquet table with microphones. The men and women clapping around them include Diane Nash and Fannie Lou Hamer. Robinson stands behind the podium labeled [L.R. HALL/ AUDITORIUM]. He is wearing a tuxedo with a corsage on his right lapel. He has his hands raised and closed in front of him, his watch is visible on his left hand. To his left, King stands holding a microphone. He is wearing a dark suit and striped tie with a badge below the corsage on his jacket. To the left of Robinson, Hamer stands next to him looking toward Robinson and King wearing a light colored dress. Nash, standing at a table behind, wears a patterned dress with a corsage pinned on her chest.

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

2015.129.13

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: 2863 pixels × 4593 pixels
File size: 12.59 MB

Place depicted

Birmingham, West Midlands 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
Activism
Civil Rights
Photography
Political organizations
Social life and customs
U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8197cf9-82ca-4f33-83ac-ea955bc6fa0a

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.129.13

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