Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Jackie Robinson on his right, SCLC Convention

Object Details

Photograph by: James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
Created by: Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
Subject of: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972; Fannie Lou Hamer, American, 1917 - 1977; Diane Nash, American, born 1938; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson standing at a banquet table with microphones. The men and women clapping around them include Diane Nash and Fannie Lou Hamer. Robinson stands behind the podium labeled [L.R. HALL/ AUDITORIUM]. He is wearing a tuxedo with a corsage on his right lapel. He has his hands raised and closed in front of him, his watch is visible on his left hand. To his left, King stands holding a microphone. He is wearing a dark suit and striped tie with a badge below the corsage on his jacket. To the left of Robinson, Hamer stands next to him looking toward Robinson and King wearing a light colored dress. Nash, standing at a table behind, wears a patterned dress with a corsage pinned on her chest.

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, 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/fd5b8197cf9-82ca-4f33-83ac-ea955bc6fa0a