Created by:

Spider Martin, American, 1939 - 2003  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): 10 9/16 x 13 5/8 in. (26.8 x 34.6 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965; printed 1995

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of a billboard along the Selma to Montgomery march route. The board purports to show Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Communist training school. On the reverse, the photographer's account accuses J. Edgar Hoover of having the sign erected.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2011.14.9

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1965 Spider Martin

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Selma to Montgomery Marches

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5160f1ffb-eb68-42d4-9b8e-d70b7264a076

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.14.9