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1999: Black History Exhibit
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Martin Luther King at dedication of Connor/Johnson Mortuary
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Martin Luther King at dedication of Connor/Johnson Mortuary
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Description
A group of thirteen African-American men including civil rights activist Martin Luther King (sitting far left) and Los Angeles attorney Crispus A. Wright (standing far right) at the dedication of the chapel of the Connor/Johnson Funeral Home, Los Angeles. All of the men are wearing suits and ties. Six are sitting. Seven are standing. Taken inside probably sometime in the 1960's.
Asset Metadata
Title
Martin Luther King at dedication of Connor/Johnson Mortuary
Subject
African Americans
(lcsh),
African Americans--History--1877-1964
(lcsh),
African Americans--History--1964-
(lcsh),
Cemeteries
(adlf),
Connor/Johnson Mortuary
(subject),
Funeral homes
(lcsh),
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
(naf),
Sepulchral chapels
(lcsh),
Wright, Crispus A.
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1960/1968
Type
images
Format
photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.
(aacr2),
photographs
(aat)
Source
1999: Black History Exhibit
(subcollection),
Library Exhibits Collection
(collection)
Date Created
1960/1968
Contributor
Joseph, Andrée M.
(compiler)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 740-5900; fax (213) 740-2343.
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/exbt-m9
Identifier
BHE-009 (
call number
), exbt-BHE-009 (
filename
), exbt-m30 (
legacy collection record id
), exbt-c54-604 (
legacy record id
), exbt-m9 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
604
Unique identifier
UC1608052
Legacy Identifier
exbt-BHE-009.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.4 in × 13.0 in at 300dpi
41.6 cm × 33.1 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
1999: Black History Exhibit
Description
Black History Month Exhibit, Doheny Memorial Library, Spring 1999
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1999: Black History Exhibit
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