<I>Students from the Atlanta University Center visit Dr. Martin Luther King's Tomb at Southview Cemetery</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: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: Clark Atlanta University, American, founded 1988
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white photograph was taken the day of the first commemorative event for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph shows a group of unidentified women and children visiting King's original burial site at South-View Cemetery. There are three woman standing on the far side of the tomb in front of a tomb that reads [REYNOLDS]. A group of unidentified children are standing behind the women.
label: Description
content: The large white marble gravestone at proper right is partially cut of the image. The tomb reads [REV MARTIN LUTHER KING JR / 1929-1968 / "FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST, / THANK GOD ALMIGHTY I'M FREE AT LAST."] There is a space in front of the headstone that is filled with small pebbles and lined in stone. At the bottom of the photograph is a small ceremonial flame sitting on the rocks.
label: Description
content: There is a wreath on the grave with a cursive signature [Alpha Phi Alpha / Eta Lambda Chapter]. The flowers are in the shape of the Alpha Phi Alpha greek letters. The wreath is leaning against the tomb behind the woman in the white coat.
label: Description
content: The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
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: 2011.94.43
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)