<I>Singing "We Shall Overcome," Sixteenth Street Baptist Church</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1963
name: label: Photograph by
content: James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
label: Created by
content: Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, American, 1929 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Rev. C. T. Vivian, American, 1924 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932
label: Subject of
content: 16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white digital image Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker standing at the pulpit with his arms raised above his head. Men stand behind Walker crossing arms, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend C. T. Vivian, and Andrew Young. Walker is featured on the left of the image at the lectern, surrounded by two additional microphones. All the men are wearing dark suits and ties with white badges pinned on their jackets. There are at least four rows of men stand behind. A large organ can be seen in the background of the image on the right.
place: label: Place depicted
content: 1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Preaching
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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 Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.129.39
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of James Karales
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3100 pixels × 4635 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 13.75 MB