Photograph by:

Milton Williams, American, born 1940  Search this

Subject of:

Stevie Wonder, American, born 1950  Search this

Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941  Search this

John Conyers Jr., American, 1929 - 2019  Search this

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

LeBaron Taylor, American, 1935 - 2000  Search this

Kenny Gamble, American, born 1943  Search this

Lula Mae Hardaway, American, 1930 - 2006  Search this

David Allen Clarke, American, 1943 - 1997  Search this

Johnnie Taylor, American, 1937 - 2000  Search this

Georgie Woods, American, 1927 - 2005  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 1/4 x 14 in. (23.5 x 35.6 cm)

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

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

January 15, 1981

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of a birthday memorial celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr. on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The image features a line of people with arms crossed and holding hands. In the line is Stevie Wonder, singing "Happy Birthday" into a microphone. From left to right in the front row are LeBaron Taylor, vice president of CBS Records; Kenney Gamble of Philadelphia International Records; Lula Hardaway, Stevie’s mother; D.C. Council chairman Dave Clark; Sam Jordan, a D.C. city government official; Reverend Jesse Jackson; Stevie Wonder; Representative John Conyers; singer Johnny Taylor; and Georgie Woods, Philadelphia disc jockey. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number:

2011.15.100

Restrictions & Rights:

© Milton Williams

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

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Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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