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,...
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, 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 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, 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
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.
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 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 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 ...
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, 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, 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., 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, 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, 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 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. 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
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
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, 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, ...
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
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, 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, 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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.
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 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 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
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., 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
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, 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 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, 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 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, 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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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, 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, 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
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 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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., 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, 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
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
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...
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
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....
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, 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 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.
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