Created by:

Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938  Search this

Subject of:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 17 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (45.1 x 30.2 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 19 15/16 x 16 in. (50.6 x 40.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Place printed:

Wilson, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1968; printed 2012

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of a African American male holding "Honor King: End Racism!" placard in a crowd of people in Memphis.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.108.2

Restrictions & Rights:

© Burk Uzzle

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bcd90f98-d70c-4e26-bedc-200eb897318b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.108.2