Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birmingham Airport

Object Details

Photograph by: James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
Created by: Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. walking through a terminal at Birmingham Airport with Reverend Ralph Abernathy following behind. King is central in the image, featured mid-stride, wearing a dark suit and tie. In one arm he carries newspapers and a Time magazine and his other hand is in his pocket. Abernathy follows behind King on the right of the image, also wearing a dark suit and tie. He is carrying a briefcase in one hand and papers in the other. The terminal is mostly empty except for a few people at the desks, on the edges of the image, and a few people walking behind Abernathy.

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 depicted: Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Jefferson 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; Civil Rights; Photography; Transportation; Travel; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5938a730f-2b5d-4b2f-9240-df9951a6c465