Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Freedom Singing, SCLC Convention
Object Details
- Date
- 1962
- Photograph by
- James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- The Freedom Singers, American, founded 1962
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr. with arms crossed across holding hands. Mrs. King, left of the image, is wearing a dark sleeveless dress with a large light corsage pinned to her chest on her left. She is wearing a long necklace and looking toward the right of the image. Dr. King, on the right, is wearing a dark suit and striped tie looking directly at the viewer. A man and woman can be seen in the background holding hands in a similar way.
- Place captured
- Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Social life and customs
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.129.14
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2999 pixels × 4516 pixels
- File size: 12.96 MB
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.129.14
A black-and-white digital image of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr. with arms crossed across holding hands. Mrs. King, left of the image, is wearing a dark sleeveless dress with a large light corsage pinned to her chest on her left. She is wearing a long necklace and looking toward the right of the image. Dr. King, on the right, is wearing a dark suit and striped tie looking directly at the viewer. A man and woman can be seen in the background holding hands in a similar way. H x W: 2999 pixels × 4516 pixels
File size: 12.96 MB