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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	Closed Stacks-BN 1960-1169-n10