Photograph by:

Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007  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: 19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (50.2 x 40.3 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

April 12, 1968

Description:

In the foreground of this black-and-white photograph is Dr. King's coffin. Behind it stands a line of men holding hands.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Decaneas, Decaneas Archive, and Ernest C. Withers Trust

Object number:

2011.16.3

Restrictions & Rights:

© Ernest C. Withers Trust

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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e8320bb-a646-4d5b-9426-4ab83b6c812b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.16.3