- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-2023
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1976-01-15
- Subject:
- Celebrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Public speaking--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights movement
Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
Preachers--Georgia--Atlanta
Activists--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--1970-1980
Men--1970-1980
Suits (Clothing)--1970-1980
Dresses--1970-1980
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Sweet Auburn Historic District, 33.75483, -84.38132
- Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Coretta Scott King (center) and Martin Luther King Sr. (right) during a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a Civil Rights activist who worked alongside her husband to promote nonviolent social change in race relations in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. After her husband's assassination, she founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change in Atlanta in 1968. When she died in 2006, King was interred next to her husband at the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/byd/id/4881
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information at images@atlantahistorycenter.com. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis photographs||MSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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