Birmingham Police Escorting Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for Questioning
Object Details
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy getting into a Birmingham police car surrounded by policemen. Abernathy is shown getting into the front seat of the police car, only his back is seen by the viewer. King is standing next to the open door, holding the open window. He is wearing a dark suit and tie with a badge on his left jacket lapel. A man stands behind King in a dark suit and jacket. A policeman is in the center of the image, with his back to the viewer, watches Abernathy get into the car. A group of onlookers stands in the background, on the left of the image, behind the policemen. Behind, a brick building and a house can be seen.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1962
- Object number
- 2015.129.28
- Photograph by
- James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
- Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3020 pixels × 4555 pixels
- File size: 13.17 MB
- Place captured
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Justice
- Law
- Photography
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.129.28
