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Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Eslanda Goode Robeson (right) attending a gathering at the African Unity House, sponsored by the Afro-Asian West Indian Community, in London, England, on October 30, 1961

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

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Claudia Jones Memorial photograph collection

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Eslanda Goode Robeson

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Eslanda Goode Robeson (right) attending a gathering at the African Unity House, sponsored by the Afro-Asian West Indian Community, in London, England, on October 30, 1961

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Title
Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Eslanda Goode Robeson (right) attending a gathering at the African Unity House, sponsored by the Afro-Asian West Indian Community, in London, England, on October 30, 1961
Names
Jones, Claudia, 1915-1964 (Collector)
Collection

Claudia Jones Memorial photograph collection

Eslanda Goode Robeson

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939 - 1998 (Questionable)
Date Created: 1961
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Claudia Jones Memorial Collection
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Claudia Jones Memorial Collection / Box 1
Topics
Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965
African American civil rights workers
Meetings -- England -- London
Genres
Photographs
Group portraits
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 17 x 22 cm ; black and white
Original image has missing corner.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16060681
MSS Unit ID: 20876
Other local Identifier: Sc MG 692
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dac89c40-c6cd-012f-cf3d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1915: Creator Born
  • 1961: Created
  • 1964: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Eslanda Goode Robeson (right) attending a gathering at the African Unity House, sponsored by the Afro-Asian West Indian Community, in London, England, on October 30, 1961" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8b7-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Eslanda Goode Robeson (right) attending a gathering at the African Unity House, sponsored by the Afro-Asian West Indian Community, in London, England, on October 30, 1961" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8b7-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1961). Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Eslanda Goode Robeson (right) attending a gathering at the African Unity House, sponsored by the Afro-Asian West Indian Community, in London, England, on October 30, 1961 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8b7-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

Wikipedia Citation

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Eslanda Goode Robeson (right) attending a gathering at the African Unity House, sponsored by the Afro-Asian West Indian Community, in London, England, on October 30, 1961