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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Aretha Franklin, SCLC convention, Club Paradise, Memphis, TN

July 1968

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Aretha Franklin is seated, wearing a white jacket with feathery cuffs, and sings into a microphone.

Catalog date
July 1968
Recorded places
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Civil Rights; Gospel (Music); Photography; Rhythm and blues (Music); Singers (Musicians); U.S. History, 1961-1969

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2009.16.19

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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