- Collection:
- Memphis civil rights photograph collection
- Title:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shakes hands with Benjamin L. Hooks
- Creator:
- Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007
- Publisher:
- Memphis Civil Rights Photograph Collection, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee
- Date of Original:
- 1959-07-31
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis
African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis
African American clergy--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Politics and government
White supremacy movements--Tennessee--Memphis
Public meetings--Tennessee--Memphis - People:
- Hooks, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lawson), 1925-2010
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shakes hands with Benjamin L. Hooks at the Freedom Rally in Memphis, Tennessee. July 31, 1959.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A1871
- Rights Holder:
- For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room
- Rights: