Yolanda King, oldest daugher of Martin Luther King, Jr. arriving at Ebenezer Baptist Church

Object Details

Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
Subject of: Yolanda King, American, 1955 - 2007; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Child or Children
Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Caption: The King children held up very well at the first memorial service for Dr. King. Here we see the oldest daughter, Yolanda arriving.
Description: This black and white photograph shows Yolanda King arriving at the first commemorative event on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969 at Ebenezer Baptist Church. King can be seen, center, in profile in a solid, knee-length coat holding a white handbag. The striped coat of another individual can be partially seen behind King. There is an unidentified child next to King who is not fully visible. Unidentified crowds are in the background behind a row of parked cars which separate King from the church. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark and printer's inscriptions.

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; Baptist; Civil Rights; Photography; Religion; Religious rituals and ceremonies; The Black Church; U.S. History, 1961-1969

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