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LL/27557
Ernest Withers
1966
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resting in the Lorraine Motel following the March Against Fear, Memphis, TN

Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print
5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in
 
Decaneas Archive
Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive
 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reading the Memphis Press-Scimitar in the Lorraine Motel following the March Against Fear, Memphis, TN, 1966. Headline reads, "King Takes Over For Meredith; Suspect Jailed - $25,000 Bond." Less than two years after this photo was taken, Dr. King was assassinated outside of his room on the balcony of this motel.
 
LL/27557


 

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