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- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- John Lewis Supporters
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1977-05
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Political campaigns
Suits (Clothing)--1970-1980
Eating and drinking--Georgia--Atlanta
Political elections--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
Fundraising--Georgia--Atlanta
Dinner parties--Georgia--Atlanta
Tableware
King, Martin Luther, 1899-1984
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
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. (standing, second from right), a civil rights leader and former pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Georgia State Senator Julian Bond (second from right), and other unidentified individuals at a campaign fundraiser for Congressional candidate John Lewis (not pictured), 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 101.455.024
ahc101455024.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1621
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1621/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: