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
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. standing at a podium speaking into a microphone while a group of men and one woman hold hands with crossed arms in the background. King stands behind the podium to the right of the image. The podium, labeled [L.R. Hall/ AUDITORIUM], has vases of flowers on each side. King has his right arm raised above the podium and his left hand resting on the podium. He is wearing a dark suit and has a badge on his jacket. The woman and man on the left of the image are wearing dark pants and lighter shirts. The third man from the left is wearing a dark suit and tie. The fourth man is taller and is wearing a sweater and collared shirt with dark pants. The man next to him is wearing a dark suit, lighter tie, and a light badge on the right of his jacket lapel. The last man is wearing a suit and has his right arm crossed over his body.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- 1962
- Object number
- 2015.129.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3171 pixels × 4684 pixels
- File size: 14.21 MB
- Place captured
- Birmingham, West Midlands 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
- Civil Rights
- Oratory
- Photography
- Political organizations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.129.12
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508c27d53-0422-4124-a213-81db79a9d95a
