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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd outside the United Nations, April 15, 1967 (from "Countdown to Eternity")

Artist Benedict J. Fernandez (American, born 1936)
Copy Right Holder The Artist
Maker/Publisher Eastman Kodak Company (American, active from 19th century)
Date1967-68
Dimensionssheet: 13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.3 x 28 cm)
image: 12 5/16 x 8 1/4 in. (31.2 x 20.9 cm)
Classification(s)
  • PHOTO
Credit LineGift of Leslie A. and Michael S. Engl, Class of 1966
Terms
  • Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • flag
  • microphone
Object number90.4.11
DescriptionFlags from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza fly in the rear. Here he made his speech declaring the war in Vietnam a racist war before an estimated 500,000 people.
Edition19/50
Inscribedl.l. in pencil: 19/50; l.r. in pencil: Benedict J Ferandez
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