Crowd gathered outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church after the first birthday celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Object Details

Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Child or Children
Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Caption: After the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the crowd gathers outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Description: This black and white photograph shows the crowd outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The crowd is exiting between open double doors from the church onto the sidewalk. The sign above the door reads [EBENEZER / BAPTIST / CHURCH] and has a cross at the top. The letters on the sign are in white with tubular light bulbs in the shape of each letter. 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/fd5a3ba2508-26a5-41ec-b51d-e3173d227a9f