Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Daddy King, Ebenezer Baptist Church: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. standing at a pulpit in a church. Dr. King and Reverend King are both wearing black clergy robes. Dr. King stands behind the pulpit with an open book in front of him, resting his hands on either side of the podium. Reverend King stands on the right, looking at papers he is holding in his hand. A choir sits behind in stadium seating wearing white choir robes.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1962
• Photograph by: James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
• Created by: Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
• Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
• Subject of: Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
• Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 3164 pixels × 4762 pixels
• Dimensions: File size: 14.42 MB
• Place captured: 1530 6th Ave N, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Fatherhood
• Topic: Funeral customs and rites
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.129.31
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Estate of James Karales Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.