Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Conferring with Wyatt "Tee" Walker
1962
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
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. and Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker in discussion on a sidewalk in front of a large building. On the left of the image, Walker is facing King, with his back toward the viewer. King is facing Walker and the viewer, wearing a lighter colored suit and badge on his jacket. A group of five men stand on the sidewalk looking toward King and Walker. The man in the forefront of the image is leaning against a telephone pole wearing a black t-shirt and plaid flat cap. A large sign can be seen in the background of the image stating [Citizens / FEDERAL / SAVINGS].
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Catalog reference: 2015.129.30
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