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Title Work

Title No: 6930

Title: Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, James Farmer and others at "Solidarity Day" march during the Poor People's Campaign, June 19, 1968

Medium: Documentation

Original Medium: Photograph

Date: 19 Jun  1968  - 19 Jun  1968 (Created)

Original Summary:
Demonstrators from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign march toward the camera. Martin Luther King Sr., Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and Juanita Abernathy are at the center of the front row (left to right) and have locked arms. Mr. King wears a grey suit; Mrs. King wears a black dress and sunglasses; Rev. Abernathy wears a blue shirt and denim trousers; Mrs. Abernathy wears a dress with a check pattern, along with sunglasses. James Farmer is visible in the middle distance, wearing a dark suit. Some protestors carry signs reading "America. Why Not Now?";  "Redeem the American Dream. Life Liberty Happiness"; "End Hunger in America"; "I Have a Dream"; "Jobs or Income for All Americans." All demonstrators in the shot are African-American adults and children.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Forms: Reproductive prints

Subjects: Demonstrations; African Americans--Suffrage--History--20th century; Washington (D.C.); Poor People's Campaign; Poverty--United States; African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.; Ethnic relations

Name As Subjects: Abernathy, Ralph; Abernathy, Juanita; Farmer, James; King, Martin Luther; King, Coretta Scott

Notes:
Caption to photo reads: "A symbol of courage, Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. fulfills last engagement her husband made as she leads Solidarity Day March in Washington, D.C., with Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. (l.), Rev. Ralph David Abernathy (r.), her husband's successor as head of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Mrs. Abernathy."

Items x1

ItemDescription
6930-1Photographic : Color photographic print on mat board 


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