- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-2023
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1976-01-15
- Subject:
- Celebrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta
Public speaking--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights movement
Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
Preachers--Georgia--Atlanta
Preaching--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--1970-1980
Men--1970-1980
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
Border, William Holmes, 1905-1993
Roberts, Joseph L. (Joseph Lawrence) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Sweet Auburn Historic District, 33.75483, -84.38132
- Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of William Holmes Border (center left) and Joseph L. Roberts Jr. (center right) speaking during a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Andrew Young (second from left) is sitting behind podium.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was an American civil rights leader, and a Baptist minister. He received the Nobel Peace Price for his efforts to end racial discrimination by nonviolent means in 1964. King was assassinated in 1968 and is entombed next to his wife, Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), at the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/byd/id/4890
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information at images@atlantahistorycenter.com. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis photographs||MSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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