Crowd outside Lorraine Motel after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Crowd outside Lorraine Motel after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Created by
- Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a large crowd gathered outside the Lorraine Motel after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Microphones and speakers are set up on the crowded second story balcony. A few members of CBS News have set up on the roof.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- May 2, 1968
- Object number
- 2012.107.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 14 1/4 x 17 13/16 in. (36.2 x 45.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.107.42
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fcc9e91b-1d7c-45c6-a531-d3a863611dbe
