Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral: King Family and Friends

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Object Details

Created by

Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938

Subject of

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

Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006

Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941

Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a group of family and friends of Martin Luther King, Jr. holding hands at his funeral services in Memphis.

Credit Line

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

Date

1968; printed 2012

Object number

2012.108.1

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): 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (29.8 x 45.1 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 16 x 19 15/16 in. (40.6 x 50.6 cm)

Place depicted

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Place printed

Wilson, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Actors

Civil Rights

Funeral customs and rites

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd579edaabf-0d91-417f-a88b-cae527c884df

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.108.1