Object Details
- Created by
- Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a large crowd gathered outside the Lorraine Motel after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Microphones and speakers are set up on the crowded second story balcony. A few members of CBS News have set up on the roof.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- May 2, 1968
- Object number
- 2012.107.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 14 1/4 x 17 13/16 in. (36.2 x 45.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.107.42
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fcc9e91b-1d7c-45c6-a531-d3a863611dbe
