Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Freedom Singing, SCLC Convention

Object Details

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.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales

1962

Restrictions & Rights: © Estate of James Karales; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place captured: Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Photography; Political organizations; Social life and customs; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7ae07a8-377e-466e-a406-fc7ed2ef3008