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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nipsy Russell, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte Speaking with the Press, Selma to Montgomery March

1965

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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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 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nipsey Russell, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte speaking with members of the press. Kings stands left of center, wearing a Gatsby hat, button-up t-shirt and dark pants. He is holding hands with Russell. Russell stands smiling, wearing a dark suit, and looking toward King. Bennett can be seen behind his left shoulder. Belafonte stands beside him, smiling toward King, wearing a dark shirt rolled up at the sleeves. Men stand around them holding up cameras and microphones with recorders. A woman with a nurse's hat is behind Dr. King.

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Catalog reference: 2015.129.78

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