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Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral: King Family and Friends

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Created by
Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a group of family and friends of Martin Luther King, Jr. holding hands at his funeral services in Memphis.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1968; printed 2012
Object number
2012.108.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Burk Uzzle
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (29.8 x 45.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 x 19 15/16 in. (40.6 x 50.6 cm)
Place depicted
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
Wilson, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Civil Rights
Funeral customs and rites
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.108.1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd579edaabf-0d91-417f-a88b-cae527c884df

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