<I>Birmingham Police Escorting Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for Questioning</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1962
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. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy getting into a Birmingham police car surrounded by policemen. Abernathy is shown getting into the front seat of the police car, only his back is seen by the viewer. King is standing next to the open door, holding the open window. He is wearing a dark suit and tie with a badge on his left jacket lapel. A man stands behind King in a dark suit and jacket. A policeman is in the center of the image, with his back to the viewer, watches Abernathy get into the car. A group of onlookers stands in the background, on the left of the image, behind the policemen. Behind, a brick building and a house can be seen.
place: label: Place captured
content: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Resistance
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: 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: 2015.129.28
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: 3020 pixels × 4555 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 13.17 MB