Object Details
- Photograph by
- James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- 16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The portrait features King in the middle of a speech at the pulpit, with his mouth open and arm outstretched. King is wearing a dark suit and tie and has a white badge on his jacket. The organ pipes fill the background of the image.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- 1963
- Object number
- 2015.129.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3107 pixels × 4272 pixels
- File size: 12.7 MB
- Place depicted
- 1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Baptist
- Civil Rights
- Oratory
- Photography
- Preaching
- Religion
- The Black Church
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.129.34
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf30e55b-a3fc-4bb6-9ead-116ac3b69ef4
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