Marchers on Main Street after the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee

Artist Ernest C. Withers (American, 1922-2007)

CultureAmerican

Date1968, printed 1996

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

Inscribedsigned and titled in pencil with edition number on print verso

Credit LinePurchase in Memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, and the Art Purchase Fund

Object number97.21.9

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DescriptionMarchers on Main Street after the assassination of Dr. King., Memphis, TN. A large crowd marching carrying signs that say "HONOR KING: END RACISM".

Label TextErnest C. Withers American, 1922−2007 Marchers on Main Street after the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, 1968 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1996 On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. His murder sparked riots and protests around the nation, including this march through downtown Memphis on April 8. These protestors carry signs expressing their grief, as well as their support of an ongoing strike by local sanitation workers in response to unequal pay and working conditions. Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 97.21.9 Exhibition History"Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, from the Museum Collection", THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, NORFOLK, VA, February 6 - May 31, 1998. "Civil Rights Photography," Newseum, Arlington, Virginia, January 8 - April 30, 2001. "Women and the Civil Rights Movement," Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 14 - October 30, 2016.