Coretta Scott King talking with the press after the first birthday celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Object Details

Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
Subject of: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women
Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Caption: Mrs. King has a brief word with the press just before getting inside a waiting limosine [sic].
Description: This black and white photograph shows Coretta Scott King leaving the birthday service for Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1969. King is centered in the photograph and looking off-camera. King is standing between an open car door and the interior but she is turned away from the vehicle.There is an unidentified man and woman behind King. A larger crowd and the press are on the other side of the car. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, photographer's stamp and a handwritten inscription.

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; Photography; Religion; Religious rituals and ceremonies; The Black Church; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a25450c-fb4e-4342-a0c7-6cc67817680e