Photograph by:

Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948  Search this

Subject of:

Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this

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

Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005  Search this

Cleveland Robinson, Jamaican American, 1914 - 1995  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this

Printed by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

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

Type:

inkjet prints

Place captured:

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

Date:

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

Caption:

Assembled dignitaries listen as the choir renders a selection behind them. Can you identify everyone seated? Do you recognize anyone in the choir?

Description:

This black and white photograph shows from proper right to left an unidentified man, John Conyers, Ralph David Abernathy, Rosa Parks and Cleveland Robinson. They are seated inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s first birthday commemoration in 1969. There is a choir standing behind the seated figures. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, photographer's stamp and a handwritten inscription.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Baptist  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Politics  Search this

Religion  Search this

Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this

The Black Church  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry

Object number:

2011.94.10

Restrictions & Rights:

© Horace Henry

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

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:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd563598609-9324-45cb-9d67-217cdc55fd67

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.94.10