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Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Selma to Montgomery March

Catalog Data

Photograph by:
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002  Search this
Created by:
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American  Search this
Subject of:
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish, 1907 - 1972  Search this
Dr. Ralph Bunche, American, 1903 - 1971  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W: 3888 pixels × 5743 pixels
File size: 21.34 MB
Type:
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Place depicted:
Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 21, 1965
Description:
This black and white image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a long dark coat leading a crowd of people walking with linked arms. On his right is Reverend Ralph Abernathy, wearing a light colored jacket, and fur hat. One Dr. King's left arm is Dr. Ralph Bunche, in a long black coat, fedora, and sunglasses. On Rabbi Eisendrath's other arm is Rabbi Abraham Heschel, wearing a long dark coat. All four men have strings of flowers around their necks.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Interfaith communities  Search this
Judaism  Search this
Photography  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Religion  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:
2015.129.46
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
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Selma to Montgomery Marches
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fccd4b2-40bf-4c7f-98f0-ca133450e07c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.129.46