John Lewis, Sister Mary Leoline, and Father Theodore Gill, Selma to Montgomery March

Object Details

Photograph by: James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
Created by: Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
Subject of: John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020; Sister Mary Leoline, American, 1927 - 2006; Reverend Doctor Theodore Alexander Gill Sr., American, 1920 - 2005

Description: A black-and-white digital image of John Lewis, Sister Mary Leoline, and Father Theodore Gil in discussion while standing in the rain. Lewis stands on the left, in profile, facing Father Gill. He is wearing a rain coat with the hood covering his head. His hands are held in front and shown in motion. Father Gil holds an umbrella over himself and Sister Mary. Sister Mary is wearing a nun's habit and raincoat, her hands are also held in front of her shown in motion. Father Gil is wearing a clerical collar, raincoat, and has his hands clasped together around the umbrella. Additional men can be seen in the background wearing raincoats standing under umbrellas.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales

1965

Restrictions & Rights: © Estate of James Karales; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification: Photographs and Still Images
Movement: Selma to Montgomery Marches

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Catholicism; Civil Rights; Photography; Preaching; Race relations; Religion; Resistance; U.S. History, 1961-1969

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