Object Details
Created by
Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Ralph Abernathy speaking with Rosa Parks while Martin Luther King Jr. stands in the background. The image was captured at the Holt Street Baptist Church during the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. There are several onlookers near a podium to the right of Abernathy and some individuals sitting in chairs in front of the podium. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1958; printed 1987
Object number
2011.49.11
Restrictions & Rights
© Charles Moore
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Place depicted
Montgomery, Montgomery 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
Activism
Baptist
Christianity
Civil Rights
Photography
Religion
Religious leaders
Resistance
The Black Church
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.49.11