Object Details
- Created by
- Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His face is framed by the head and shoulders of two men in the foreground.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- June 1963
- Object number
- 2009.16.8
- 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: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.16.8
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4cde6da-fa02-4c75-b74d-9d231479761b
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