Object Details
- Photograph by
- Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph depicting a memorial march after the assassination of Dr. King. People march from top right to bottom left carrying signs saying "HONOR KING: END RACISM" and "UNION JUSTICE NOW!"
- 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
- April 8, 1968
- Object number
- 2011.16.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm)
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.16.5
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55d32865e-4361-452e-96aa-138450148f3b
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