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Photograph by:
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002  Search this
Created by:
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American  Search this
Subject of:
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005  Search this
Rev. C. T. Vivian, American, 1924 - 2020  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, American, 1929 - 2018  Search this
16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W: 3058 pixels × 4187 pixels
File size: 12.26 MB
Type:
digital images
digital media - born analog
Place depicted:
1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1963
Description:
A black-and-white digital image Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, Rosa Parks, Reverend C. T. Vivian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and two additional men standing on the stage at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The lectern can be seen on the left of the image with another two microphones standing beside. All the men are wearing suits and ties while Parks wears a skirt suit with matching pillbox hat. Parks, Walker, and two men are standing in a cluster, while Parks holds a book. Vivian and King stand on the right clapping. Men and women can be seen seated in the pews behind. The pews and stage are in front of a large organ.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Communities  Search this
Oratory  Search this
Photography  Search this
Preaching  Search this
Religion  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 Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
Object number:
2015.129.38
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of James Karales
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:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ee8a90e-9132-4788-a172-11d17e1b8e8d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.129.38