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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Bishop Jordan, AME Baptist Church, T. O. Jones, Head of Sanitation Workers, Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers, line up to lead protest march after death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, TN, April 8, 1968

April 8, 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.

In this black-and-white photograph, a black man and a white man hold hands in the foreground. In the background, people line up to begin a march.

Catalog date
April 8, 1968
Recorded places
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Civil Rights; Photography; U.S. History, 1961-1969

Sources & collection details

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Catalog reference: 2011.16.2

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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