In Memory of Dr. King: Mrs. Coretta King, center, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., listens at a servicein Atlanta in his honor on the fourth anniversary of his death in Memphis. At left is Reverend Andrew Young and at right is Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr.

Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) was an American author, activist and Civil Rights leader. She was the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., and she helped lead the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. She took part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and worked to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Andrew Young (1932-present) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He was a close confidant of Martin Luther King, Jr.

On verso: manuscript date and typewritten label with title and date affixed.

Wire photographs were originally transmitted over phonelines, then later, by satellite. They were first used in the early 1920s. Associated Press became a leader with this. After pigment touch-ups, etc., the print is put into a drum (like a drum scanner). The image gets converted into audio tones that are transmitted. The tones are received and beamed onto photo-sensitive paper. Wire photographs are copies without originals---they are hybrid, transmitted objects. (Britt Salvesen, Curator and Department Head, Photography Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 30-31, 2022)

This object has the following keywords:

• Alberta Williams King
• Andrew Young
• Andrew Young
• Anniversaries
• Assassinations
• Atlanta
• Civil Rights Movements
• Coretta Scott King
• Coretta Scott King
• Injustice
• Martin Luther King Family
• Memorial services
• Mourning
• Racial Discrimination
• Widows

• Overall Dimensions: 8 9/16 x 6 15/16 in. (21.75 x 17.62 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen