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Photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Kelly Miller Smith, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1960 April 21
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Title
Photograph
of
Dr
.
Martin
Luther
King
,
Jr
. and
Reverend
Kelly
Miller
Smith
,
Fisk
University
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1960
April
21
Personal name
King
,
Martin
Luther
,
Jr.
,
1929-1968
;
Smith
,
Kelly
Miller
,
1920-
;
Looby
,
Z
.
Alexander
(Zephaniah
Alexander)
,
1899-
Corporate name
Fisk University
Nashville Christian Leadership Conference
Topical entry
Civil Rights
African Americans
Race Relations
Education
Colleges and Universities
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Nonviolence--History
Nonviolence--Study and teaching--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville
Manners & customs--Tennessee--Nashville
Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights leaders--United States
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of
Dr
.
Martin
Luther
King
,
Jr
. and
Reverend
Kelly
Miller
Smith
at
Fisk
University
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
April
21
,
1960
,
preparing
to
speak
to an
audience
of
over
4000
following
the
bombing
of the
home
of
prominent
civil
rights
attorney
,
Z
.
Alexander
Looby
.
While
urging
the
audience
to
continue
with the
sit-in
demonstrations
,
Dr
.
King
gave
an
interpretation
of
nonviolence
by
saying
: "
We
will
say
,
do
what
you
will to us, but
we
will
wear
you
down
by
our
capacity
to
suffer.
"
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Banner
Archives
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
3.25
x
4.25
in.
Creator
Gunter
,
Jack
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1960-04-21
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
;
Photographs
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
BN 1960-1169-n10
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Archives
Coverage
1960-1969
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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