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.

Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990) was a Baptist minister who, with Martin Luther King, Jr., organized the historical Montgomery bus boycotts. He co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a major Civil Rights figure, serving as close adviser to King and later assuming SCLC presidency.

On verso: date stamp and newspaper caption affixed.

Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.

This object has the following keywords:

• Assassinations
• Civil Rights Movements
• Coretta Scott King
• Coretta Scott King
• Death
• Hate
• Hate crimes
• Injustice
• Loss
• Martin Luther King Family
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Memorial services
• Mourning
• Racial Discrimination
• Reverend Ralph Abernathy
• Reverend Ralph Abernathy
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• Widows

• Image Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 8 13/16 in. (15.56 x 22.38 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
• Sheet Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (20.48 x 25.56 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen