Crowd singing We Shall Overcome inside Ebenezer Baptist Church during first birthday celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Object Details

Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
Subject of: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006; Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Child or Children; Alberta King, American, 1904 - 1974; Bernice Albertine King, American, born 1963
Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Caption: This shot was taken during a portion of the program when everyone was invited to sing the official adopted hymn of the Civil Rights Movement "We Shall Overcome".
Description: This black and white photograph shows members of the King family inside Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. Coretta Scott King is standing in the center of the photograph with Bernice and Alberta King standing to her right. Harry Belafonte is looking at the camera and standing with his arms crossed at proper left. There are unidentified attendees standing around the family. The background of the church is dark in the image and a light from press equipment is illuminated above Coretta Scott King. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

Restrictions & Rights: © Horace Henry; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place captured: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Actors; Baptist; Civil Rights; Photography; Religion; Religious rituals and ceremonies; Singers (Musicians); The Black Church; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59fb95e75-decb-4988-bce5-add4c3693deb