Martin Luther King, Jr. with flower lei and leading rabbis Maurice Eisendrath and Abraham Heschel

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Object Details

Created by

James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002

Subject of

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

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish, 1907 - 1972

Dr. Ralph Bunche, American, 1903 - 1971

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and rabbis Maurice Eisendrath and Abraham Heschel all wearing flower leis. Rev. Ralph Abernathy is also partially visible standing on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s right.

Credit Line

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

Date

March 21, 1965

Object number

2012.107.12

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 (Image): 7 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (19.5 x 24.8 cm)

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

Place depicted

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

Interfaith communities

Judaism

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5369fc0f3-2b1f-4428-aecb-a27aff6b72e5

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.107.12