Mrs. Coretta Scott King walking to her limousine after the first birthday celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This black and white photograph shows Coretta Scott King leaving Ebenezer Baptist Church after Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The photograph is not fully in focus. There is a press reel camera in front of the photographer. King, in a coat with a small pattern and black trim, is off center but her profile is visible. There are crowds in the background that are not identifiable due to the focus. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.

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