Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resting in Lorraine Motel following March Against Fear, Memphis, TN

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Object Details

Created by

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

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Description

This black-and-white photograph depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resting on a motel bed. On his left is a newspaper.

Credit Line

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

Date

1966

Object number

2009.16.6

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Place depicted

Memphis, Shelby County, 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

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57eed8736-5c73-4576-b62b-4da55c28efe4

Record ID

nmaahc_2009.16.6