Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resting in Lorraine Motel following March Against Fear, Memphis, TN

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.

This black-and-white photograph depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resting on a motel bed. On his left is a newspaper.

Catalog date

1966

Recorded places

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

Recorded subjects

African American; Civil Rights; Photography; U.S. History, 1961-1969

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