Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nipsy Russell, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte Speaking with the Press, Selma to Montgomery March
1965
Alabama, United States, North and Central America
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 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nipsey Russell, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte speaking with members of the press. Kings stands left of center, wearing a Gatsby hat, button-up t-shirt and dark pants. He is holding hands with Russell. Russell stands smiling, wearing a dark suit, and looking toward King. Bennett can be seen behind his left shoulder. Belafonte stands beside him, smiling toward King, wearing a dark shirt rolled up at the sleeves. Men stand around them holding up cameras and microphones with recorders. A woman with a nurse's hat is behind Dr. King.
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Catalog reference: 2015.129.78
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