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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

Collection

Claudia Jones Memorial photograph collection
Eslanda Goode Robeson

Names

Jones, Claudia, 1915-1964 (Collector)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1939 - 1989 (Questionable)
Date Created: 1961

Library Location

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

Subjects

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.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16060681
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dac89c40-c6cd-012f-cf3d-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA 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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961 - 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dac89c40-c6cd-012f-cf3d-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1961 - 1989). 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/dac89c40-c6cd-012f-cf3d-58d385a7bc34

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 December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dac89c40-c6cd-012f-cf3d-58d385a7bc34

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