Choral musical performance at the first birthday celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Object Details

Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Interdenominational Theological Center Male Chorus, American, founded 1958; Unidentified Woman or Women
Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Caption: There were many musical performances throughout the day. Some well known, and some not so well known. Do you see anyone in this photograph that you recognize?
Description: This black and white photograph shows the Interdenominational Theological Center Male Chorus singing inside Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The group, dressed in dark suits, is standing in a row on the chancel facing out toward the crowd of attendees. A few unidentified attendees are in front of the camera. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

Restrictions & Rights: © Horace Henry; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place captured: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
Classification: Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Baptist; Civil Rights; Gospel (Music); Photography; Religion; Religious rituals and ceremonies; Singers (Musicians); The Black Church; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5026f950d-8c65-468c-82cc-c89ddeb328bd