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Martin Luther King, Jr.

National Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist
Leonard Freed, 23 Oct 1929 - 29 Nov 2006
Sitter
Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968
Exhibition Label
Get out the vote effort in Baltimore, Maryland, October 31, 1964
In the weeks leading up to the 1964 presidential election, King crisscrossed the country urging African Americans to exercise the voting rights guaranteed to them by the Civil Rights Act and to go to the polls in large numbers. Although King stopped short of formally endorsing Lyndon Johnson’s candidacy, he argued that a victory by Republican challenger Barry Goldwater—who had voted against the civil rights legislation—would pose "a threat to freedom." Besides spotlighting the presidential contest, King spoke out on local ballot initiatives affecting civil rights. When discussing the impact of his recently announced Nobel Prize, King told a Baltimore audience, "It helps . . . to know that the tide of world opinion is on our side." Afterward, as he rode through the city in an open-air motorcade, exuberant bystanders surged toward his car, eager to greet him and reach for his hand.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
1964
Object number
NPG.2012.73
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 25.9 x 36.6 cm (10 3/16 x 14 7/16")
Place
United States\Maryland\Baltimore Independent City\Baltimore
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Topic
Vehicle\Automobile
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Police
Human Figures\Policeman
Human Figures\Crowd
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Male
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nobel Prize
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2012.73
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ce7ceb3e-2d5f-414e-bc5b-4c5d5761925d

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