Created by:

James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002  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): 4 1/2 x 6 11/16 in. (11.4 x 17 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 x 7 in. (12.5 x 17.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1962

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking from a motel balcony on the right side of the image and to a crowd gathered on the left side of the image.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Oratory  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:

2012.107.11

Restrictions & Rights:

© Estate of James Karales

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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/fd5c9d5b632-eb33-485b-997f-e8523db73c9b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.107.11