- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Martin Luther King, Sr.
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1977-05
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Receptions--Georgia--Atlanta
Political campaigns
Suits (Clothing)--1970-1980
Eating and drinking--Georgia--Atlanta
Eyeglasses
Political elections--Georgia
King, Martin Luther, 1899-1984
Lewis, John, 1940-
Hyatt Regency Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (right), a civil rights leader and former pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, at a campaign reception for Congressional candidate John Lewis (background, center), at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (1899-1984), born Michael King, was a Baptist minister and became the pastor of ebenezzer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia in 1931. He later served as co-pastor of the church with his son, Martin Luther King, Jr., and finally left his leadership role at ebenezzer in 1975. Martin Luther King, Sr. was a leader in the civil rights movement and became head of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and led the Civic and Political League. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.455.014
ahc101455014.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1612
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1612/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 35 mm color transparency
- Original Collection:
- MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
