Press Coverage of First Birthday Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Object Details

Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
Subject of: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006; Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women; Bernice Albertine King, American, born 1963; Alberta King, American, 1904 - 1974; Unidentified Child or Children
Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Caption: Family and friends are gathered inside the church. Here it appears as if "Mama" King and a very young Bernice King are looking directly at my camera.
Description: This black and white photograph shows the interior of Ebenezer Baptist Church during Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The audience is standing and there is media equipment and lights visible in the background. Bernice King, dressed in white, and Alberta King can be seen off-center looking toward the camera. Harry Belafonte is standing next to an unidentified woman at proper left. 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; Actors; Baptist; Civil Rights; Photography; Religion; Religious rituals and ceremonies; Singers (Musicians); The Black Church; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8d1d38f-aa37-47dd-8238-db5c27b3eac7