<I>Freedom Singing, SCLC Convention</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: Created by
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Created by
content: The Freedom Singers, American, founded 1962
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white digital image of a group of three men, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy, and four women circled in front of a microphone singing. The group is standing in front of a stage with a podium labeled [L. R. Hall/ AUDITORIUM]. The woman on the left of the image is in profile to the viewer. She is wearing a jacket with a collar and a pin. She and the man next to her, are in front of a woman in the back, only her face and part of her arm are seen. The man is in profile facing right wearing a dark suit and tie. King stands next in a dark suit and patterned tie, with a badge on the left of his jacket lapel. King's right arm is raised. A woman stands next to King looking at him. She is wearing a dark sleeveless dress and her left hand is holding her right arm. The next woman is wearing a light skirt suit and she is holding her arms behind her back. Abernathy, standing on the right of the image, is wearing a dark suit and tie with a badge on the left of his jacket lapel. His eyes are closed and his hands are knitted together.
place: label: Place captured
content: Birmingham, West Midlands 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: Music
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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: 2015.129.10
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: 3154 pixels × 4564 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 13.77 MB