Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking from balcony

Source catalog description

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

A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking from a motel balcony on the right side of the image and to a crowd gathered on the left side of the image.

Catalog date

1962

Recorded places

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Civil Rights; Oratory; Photography; U.S. History, 1961-1969

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