Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks at 16 St. Baptist Church

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Object Details

Created by

James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002

Subject of

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

Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks standing at microphones. Two African American men stand next to them.

Credit Line

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

Date

1963

Object number

2012.107.10

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 8 x 9 15/16 in. (20.3 x 25.2 cm)

H x W (Mat): 14 x 17 in. (35.6 x 43.2 cm)

Place depicted

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

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

The Black Church

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53d700b12-abb2-4f6a-ad52-c2221fe17249

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.107.10