<I>Coretta Scott King observes the program from her seat with actor Harry Belafonte and members of her family</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 15, 1969; printed 2011
name: label: Photograph by
content: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
label: Subject of
content: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Alberta King, American, 1904 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
notes: label: Caption
content: Mrs. Coretta Scott King seems pleased as she observes the program from her seat with actor Harry Belafonte and other members of her family.
label: Description
content: This black and white photograph shows the King family seated inside Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The King family is seated in the center of the photograph. Harry Belafonte is seated to the proper left of Coretta Scott King and there are two unidentified woman to the proper left of Belafonte. On the other side of Coretta Scott King, Alberta and Martin Luther King Sr. are seated before the end of the row. There is a row of press seated in front of the family as well as standing in the aisle behind them. Other attendees are behind the press and the family. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark.
place: label: Place captured
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.94.28
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Horace Henry
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)