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Dr. King Addressing the Crowd, Gaston Motel

1962

1510 5th Ave N, Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, 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.

A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. standing on a balcony at the Gaston Motel speaking to a crowd. King stands at the balcony on the second floor of the motel wearing a dark suit and tie with his right arm outstretched. The crowd stands below looking up toward King, in the parking lot of the motel, surrounding a parked car. The garage and overhang of the motel are shown in the background with the sign [DO NOT ENTER].

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Catalog reference: 2015.129.19

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