Coretta Scott King with family and mourners en route to Memphis City Hall after murder of MLK, Memphis, TN
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Object Details
- Created by
- Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family leading the memorial march held in Memphis after his assassination.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- April 1968
- Object number
- 2012.107.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- 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): 14 15/16 x 14 15/16 in. (37.9 x 37.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 15/16 x 16 in. (50.6 x 40.6 cm)
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.107.41
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f512b76f-e9f5-4ea0-9810-07a62b4c3b85
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