Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. hugging Jennette Pembleton
date: label: Date
content: June 19, 1964
name: label: Photograph by
content: Associated Press, American, founded 1846
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Lennette Pembleton, born 1924
notes: label: Description
content: Black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. hugging Lennette Pembleton, who faces away from the camera. King is wearing a short sleeve white shirt and dark pants. Type beneath photograph reads, [(STA4) ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. , June 19--"DAWN OF A NEW HOPE"-KING--Mrs. Irwin / Pembleton gives a big hug as she rejoices with Dr. Martin Luther King, jr, / in St. Augustine, Fla., after the senate passed the civil rights bill. / King commented, "This is the dawn of a new hope. "(APWirephoto)(jk72105stf)]. Stamped on back of photoraph reads, [25 JUN 1964].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
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
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.215
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © AP Images
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 × 5 in. (18.1 × 12.7 cm)