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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington

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Title
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington
Collection

Portrait collection

Martin Luther King, Jr. portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1963-08
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Topics
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
African American leadership
African American civil rights workers
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights leaders
African Americans -- Civil rights
Genres
Portraits
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487216
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 16a3f5c0-c5f2-012f-9092-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1963: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1963. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8606075e-bbc8-02ba-e040-e00a1806379d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8606075e-bbc8-02ba-e040-e00a1806379d

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1963). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8606075e-bbc8-02ba-e040-e00a1806379d

Wikipedia Citation

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington