Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Ralph Abernathy, Holt Street Baptist Church During Bus Boycott
Object Details
- Date
- 1958; printed 1987
- Created by
- Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Ralph Abernathy speaking with Rosa Parks while Martin Luther King Jr. stands in the background. The image was captured at the Holt Street Baptist Church during the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. There are several onlookers near a podium to the right of Abernathy and some individuals sitting in chairs in front of the podium. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
- Place depicted
- Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Baptist
- Christianity
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious leaders
- Resistance
- The Black Church
- See more items in
- 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
- 2011.49.11
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Moore
- 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): 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.49.11
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