Martin Luther King, Jr. with flower lei and leading rabbis Maurice Eisendrath and Abraham Heschel
Object Details
- Date
- March 21, 1965
- Created by
- James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish, 1907 - 1972
- Dr. Ralph Bunche, American, 1903 - 1971
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and rabbis Maurice Eisendrath and Abraham Heschel all wearing flower leis. Rev. Ralph Abernathy is also partially visible standing on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s right.
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Interfaith communities
- Judaism
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.12
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (19.5 x 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 9 15/16 in. (20.3 x 25.2 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.107.12
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