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The King Family at Home

1962

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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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 digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and their three children, Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter. The children are playing on a swing set, with their parents standing on either side. Coretta, heavily pregnant, stands on the left wearing a dotted t-shirt and skirt holding onto one of the swings. Yolanda, the eldest child, wearing a dress with bows in her hair, is pushing her little brother, Dexter, on a swing. Dexter is wearing plaid overalls and white shoes. Martin III is featured mid-swing, wearing a light shirt and dark pants. Dr. King stands on the right of the swing set, wearing a suit without the jacket, with his hand in his pocket. A house can be seen in the background.

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Catalog reference: 2015.129.20

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