Martin Luther King Jr., Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama

Object Details

Created by: Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010
Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Description: A black-and-white photograph taken from behind Martin Luther King, Jr. as he is speaking to a church full of people. King, with his back to the camera, takes up the left third of the image while the remaining portion of the image is a view of the individuals sitting in the church pews. There are large windows in the church and two ceiling fans. It appears that the door to the church is open and sunlight is visible in both the windows and doors. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1955; printed 2008

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 13/16 in. (21.9 x 32.5 cm); H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Place depicted: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: 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; Oratory; Photography; Religious groups

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f420237-f1b3-449c-b9e0-28e914ad3367