- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Martin Luther King, Sr. Press Conference
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1971-11
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--1970-1980
Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta
Churches--Georgia--Atlanta
Interiors--Georgia--Atlanta
Press conferences
Press--Georgia--Atlanta
Reporters--Georgia--Atlanta
Cameras
Television cameras
Microphone
King, Martin Luther, 1899-1984
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Auburn Avenue, 33.755509, -84.376596 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (at podium), a civil rights leader and the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, at a press conference at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia, with his daughter-in-law Coretta Scott King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in attendance (seated, right of Rev. King).
Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (1899-1984), born Michael King, was a Baptist minister and became the pastor of ebenezzer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia in 1931. He later served as co-pastor of the church with his son, Martin Luther King, Jr., and finally left his leadership role at ebenezzer in 1975. Martin Luther King, Sr. was a leader in the civil rights movement and became head of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and led the Civic and Political League. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.492.018
ahc101492018.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/2012
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:2012/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
