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Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that radiate like the hands of a clock. Water emerges from the table's cen... More

The neighorhood firehouse from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood, now preserved at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship

The neighorhood firehouse from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood,...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

Workers lower a time capsule containing some of the belongings of Martin Luther King, Jr., who worked on his "I Have a Dream" speech in the nearby Willard Hotel. Freedom Plaza on Pennsylavania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Workers lower a time capsule containing some of the belongings of Mart...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, and keywords provided by the photographer. Date ... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

The Dexter Parsonage Museum, historic home to twelve pastors of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church from 1920-1992, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Martin Luther King ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Covering four acres, the memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction. Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information pr... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

A home in Dr. Martin Luther King's boyhood neighborhood, preserved at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship

A home in Dr. Martin Luther King's boyhood neighborhood, preserved at ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

[Martin Luther King, Jr., three-quarter-length portrait, standing, facing front, at a press conference] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Walter Albertin.

[Martin Luther King, Jr., three-quarter-length portrait, standing, fac...

NYWT&S Staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Stairway at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Stairway at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Ge...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee

Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee

Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King was assissinated during the Civil Rights Movement on April 4, 1968. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

The birthplace and boyhood home (until he was 12 years old) of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., preserved and protected at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship

The birthplace and boyhood home (until he was 12 years old) of Dr. Mar...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

[Man in wheelchair at the March on Washington, 1963]

[Man in wheelchair at the March on Washington, 1963]

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 10361, frame 17.

[Martin Luther King, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, at microphones, after? meeting with President Johnson to discuss civil rights, at the White House, 1963] / WKL.

[Martin Luther King, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, a...

Contact sheet folder caption: "Martin Luther King meets with Pres. Johnson at the White House, WKL, 12/3/63." U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purp... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

[Marchers, signs, and tent at the March on Washington, 1963]

[Marchers, signs, and tent at the March on Washington, 1963]

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 10344, frame 12.

Members of the King family arrive in 1998 at Freedom Plaza, a wide space on Pennsylvania Avenue, where workers lower a time capsule containing some of the belongings of Martin Luther King, Jr., who worked on his "I Have a Dream" speech in the nearby Willard Hotel

Members of the King family arrive in 1998 at Freedom Plaza, a wide spa...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

Public domain photograph of library, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Demonstrators holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963] / MST.

[Demonstrators holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963] / M...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 10344, frame 17. Contact sheet folder caption: "Civil rights march on Washington, ... More

[Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing left, speaking at microphones, during anti-war demonstration, New York City] / World Journal Tribune photo by Don Rice.

[Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing left, speaking ...

World Journal Tribune photo by Don Rice. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.

Exhibit at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Exhibit at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Geo...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Stairway at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Stairway at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Ge...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Stair hall at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Stair hall at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, ...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Entrance doors, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Entrance doors, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Ge...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Outdoor terrace, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Outdoor terrace, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, G...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that radiate like the hands of a clock. Water emerges from the table's cen... More

Brown Chapel, headquarters for meetings during the Civil Rights movement, Selma, Alabama

Brown Chapel, headquarters for meetings during the Civil Rights moveme...

Brown Chapel was organized by freed men after the Civil War and is noted for its exterior Byzantine design. A monument to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was dedicated in front of Brown Chapel in 1979. Title, date... More

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that... More

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama

Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Kelly Ingram Park, Birmi...

Kelly Ingram Park (formerly West Park) was a staging ground for civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s. It is located adjacent to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the 16th Street Baptist Church. Titl... More

[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico.

[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing front] / Wo...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Martin Luther King press conference / [MST].

Martin Luther King press conference / [MST].

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of King leaning on a lectern. Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference... More

Exhibit of MLK photographs at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Exhibit of MLK photographs at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Bui...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Exhibit of MLK photographs at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Exhibit of MLK photographs at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Bui...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

The Dexter Parsonage Museum, historic home to twelve pastors of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church from 1920-1992, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Martin Luther King ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Covering four acres, the memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction. Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information pr... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

The "eternal flame" at the gravesite of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., at the King Center in Atlanta, the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Georgia

The "eternal flame" at the gravesite of civil-rights leader Martin Lut...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Architectural detail with eagles at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Architectural detail with eagles at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Feder...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. / [MST].

Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. / [MST].

Photograph shows a crowd of African Americans behind a storm fence with police on the other side.

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church where Martin Luther King served as pastor, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church where Martin Luther King served as pastor...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

The Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabam...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Mural artists members of Liberation Summer Project, Class of 1999. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

The Dexter Parsonage Museum, historic home to twelve pastors of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church from 1920-1992, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Martin Luther King ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

Statue of civil-rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr. and civil-rights martyr Emmett Till at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center and Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. The museum was closed and its artifacts placed in storage one year after this photo was taken

Statue of civil-rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr. and civil-rights...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within... More

Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. / [WKL].

Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. / [WKL].

Photograph shows a procession of African Americans carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias. Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Maga... More

Outdoor terrace, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Outdoor terrace, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, G...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King's study, Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Martin Luther King's study, Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alaba...

The Dexter Parsonage Museum, historic home to twelve pastors of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church from 1920-1992, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Martin Luther King ... More

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that radiate like the hands of a clock. Water emerges from the table's cen... More

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

The Dexter Parsonage Museum, historic home to twelve pastors of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church from 1920-1992, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Martin Luther King ... More

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Parsonage Museum, Montgomery, Alabama

The Dexter Parsonage Museum, historic home to twelve pastors of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church from 1920-1992, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Martin Luther King ... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...

Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that radiate like the hands of a clock. Water emerges from the table's cen... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Covering four acres, the memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction. Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information pr... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

Entrance doors, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Entrance doors, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Ge...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Located in the Ben Moore Hotel since 1958. Martin Luther King had his hair cut in this barber shop. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Col... More

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that radiate like the hands of a clock. Water emerges from the table's cen... More

644 MLK Jr. Blvd., Newark, 2013

644 MLK Jr. Blvd., Newark, 2013

Photo shows a row of storefronts at night, with one still lighted and open. Signs advertise cigarettes and the lottery; fresh fish; "99 cents & more"; and "Afrique Bonsa Dollar Power."

Stained glass windows at the Ebenezer Baptist Church at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship

Stained glass windows at the Ebenezer Baptist Church at the Martin Lut...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Ebenezer Baptist was the church where Dr. King was baptized and both his father, Martin Luther King Sr., and he served as pastors. Pur... More

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Located in the Ben Moore Hotel since 1958. Martin Luther King had his hair cut in this barber shop. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Col... More

Sculptor Patrick Morelli's 1980 "Behold Monument" at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship

Sculptor Patrick Morelli's 1980 "Behold Monument" at the Martin Luther...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Dr. King's widow, Coretta Scott King, unveiled this tribute to her late husband as an enduring inspiration to all who fight for dignit... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., inscription at the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama

Martin Luther King, Jr., inscription at the Civil Rights Memorial in M...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Outdoor terrace, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Outdoor terrace, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, G...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Located in the Ben Moore Hotel since 1958. Martin Luther King had his hair cut in this barber shop. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Col... More

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Malden Brothers Barber, Montgomery, Alabama

Located in the Ben Moore Hotel since 1958. Martin Luther King had his hair cut in this barber shop. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Col... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

Sanctuary of the Ebenezer Baptist Church at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship

Sanctuary of the Ebenezer Baptist Church at the Martin Luther King Jr....

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Ebenezer Baptist was the church where Dr. King was baptized and both his father, Martin Luther King Sr., and he served as pastors. Pur... More

Exhibit of photographs, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Exhibit of photographs, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atl...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library system. Ludwig Miles van der Rohe designed the steel, brick, and glass structure. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photogra... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Covering four acres, the memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction. Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information pr... More