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| Title: | Martin Luther King, Jr. vigil |
| Date: | 1968 |
| Description: | Members of the National Welfare Rights Organization, some dressed in choir robes, hold candles and a cross as they are confronted by police. This is at the entrance to the United States Capitol where the group held a vigil in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after his assasination. Thirty-five of the NWRO leaders and three ministers were arrested for "assembling to sing and pray". The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Death and burial | African Americans--Civil rights | Civil rights movements--United States | United States--Race relations--History--20th century | African American civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.) | Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.) | National Welfare Rights Organization (U.S.) | Public worship--Washington (D.C.) | Washington (D.C.) |
| Collection: | Wisconsin Historical Images |
| Institution: | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Contributors: | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Online Publisher: | [Madison, Wis.] : Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Original Material: | George A. Wiley papers, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Rights and Usage: | This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Division of Library-Archives. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of the Wisconsin Historical Images collection (Wisconsin Historical Society) |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=34422 |
