<I>Martin Luther King Jr. is Arrested for Loitering Outside of a Courtroom Where his Friend Ralph Abernathy is Appearing for a Trial, Montgomery, Alabama</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1958; printed 2007
name: label: Created by
content: Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. being arrested inside a building. He is wearing a suit and hat and being held against a counter by two police officers. King's right hand is being held behind his back and his left hand is on the counter. There are several onlookers to the left of King and a man standing behind the counter. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.49.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Charles Moore
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 9 3/16 x 13 1/2 in. (23.4 x 34.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)