Harry Belafonte confers with Mrs. Coretta Scott King while seated next to Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Mrs Alberta King: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This black and white photograph shows Harry Belafonte speaking with Coretta Scott King, who is looking at the camera, inside of Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. They are seated next to Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta King who are holding programs. Other attendees can be seen in the background. The background is not in focus but media equipment and the stained glass windows are still visible. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 15, 1969; printed 2011
• Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
• Subject of: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
• Subject of: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
• Subject of: Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
• Subject of: Alberta King, American, 1904 - 1974
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Subject of: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
• Place captured: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Oratory
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Religious rituals and ceremonies
• Object number: 2011.94.11
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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: © Horace Henry Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.