Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Cleveland Public Library has a long standing tradition of honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the month of January. In 2001, the branch libraries have planned many programs for both children and adults throughout the city of Cleveland. We encourage everyone to attend one or more of these special programs to honor the slain civil rights leader.

This year, 70 photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including photos of his family, assassination, and funeral, were chosen from the extensive Photograph Collection for display on the CPL Web site. Many of these photographs can also be viewed in a display at the Woodland Branch Library.

Martin Luther King, Jr., His Work & Family

1.	04/63. Caption: "Birmingham, Ala., April 12--OFF TO JAIL--Integration leaders Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, left, and Rev. Martin Luther King, right, are taken in tow by a policeman as they led a line of demonstators into the business section of Birmingham, Ala. tod

2.	05/63. Caption: "Birmingham, Ala., May 16--LEAVE COURT--Rev. Martin Luther King, white briefcase, and other Negro integration leaders pass replica of Statue of Liberty after posting appeal bond on contempt citation at the courthouse, rear, in Birmingham, Ala. t

3.	03/56. Caption: "3/19/56-Montgomery, Ala.:Negro boycott leader Rev. M.L. King, Jr., escorts his attractive wife across a street as they leave Montgomery County court (3/19) during the lunch recess. King was first of 90 indicted Negroes to go on trial under an

4.	July, 1964. Caption: "7/2/64-Washington:President Johnson shakes hands with The Reverend Martin Luther King after handing him a pen during the signing of the Civil Rights bill into law during a White House ceremony."

5.	June, 1964. Caption: "6/12/64-St.Augustine:Dr. Martin Luther King and his chief lieutenant, Rev. Ralph Abernathy (rear) are shown in jail here 6/11 shortly after their arrest. Another attempt was planned 6/12 to integrate a motel restaurant where Dr. King and 17 ot

6.	May, 1963. Caption: "Birmingham, Ala., May 5--Protest Prayer Meet--Negro preachers lead an open air prayer meeting as hundreds of negroes join in after protest march was halted in Birmingham, Ala. today."

7.	May, 1963. Caption: "05/63- Birmingham, Ala.-Selling Non-Violence--Rev. Ralph Abernathy leads the singing with a cue stick and Rev. Martin Luther King stands by as the two Negro integration leaders toured the pool halls in Birmingham, Ala. today preaching non-violen

8.	*Photo by Cleveland Press, February, 1965.* Caption: "2/65-Selma, AL-Dr. Martin Luther King (left) kneels and checks his long line of followers before offering prayer on the sidewalk following their arrest en masse. After the prayer the group marched peacefully to jail."

9.	*Photo by U.P.I Telephoto, September, 1958.* Caption: "9-21-New York: Integration leader Rev. Martin Luther King is pictured in Harlem Hospital here 9/21 as Dr. Emil A. Maclerico stands at his bedside after 3-hour operation to remove a letter opener from his chest. Mrs. Izola Ware Curry, 42-year-

10.	*Photo by U.P.I. Telephoto, March, 1965.* Caption: "3/65-Montgomery, AL - Triumphant Dr. Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta, stand with the Alabama state capitol dome as a background after he led 30,000 civil rights marchers to the capitol."

11.

Photo by U.P.I. Telephoto, March, 1968.
Caption: "03/68-New York-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. seems to be in a reflective mood as he waits to be introduced at the 18th annual Salute to Freedom program--sponsored by Local 1199 of the Drug and Hospital Union--at Hunter College here 3/10."

12.

Photo by United Press Internation, Inc., January, 1965.
Caption: "01/65- Selma, AL - Dr. Martin Luther King registers at a local hotel during a test of the Civil Rights Law and a massive voter registration drive here 1/18. King was attacked by a member of the American State's Rights Party after he registered b

13.

Photo by United Press International, Inc., 12/64.
Caption: "12/18/64 Washington: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize (center) and his wife, Coretta (right) leave the White House 12/18 after a "standard call" on Pres. Johnson. Here, the Kings enjoy a laugh with newsmen who

14.

Photo by United Press International, Inc., 03/65.
Caption: "PLAN NEW PROTEST MARCH--Selma, Ala.: Negro leaders strike similar poses as they listen to speaker at a mass rally in Selma, Ala. late March 8th. Left to right are: James Farmer, director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Rev. Fred

15.

Photo by United Press International, Inc., August, 1966.
Caption: "8/66-Chicago-Struck on the head by a rock thrown by a group of hecklers, Dr. Martin Luther King falls to one knee. Dr. King regained his feet and led a group of marchers demonstrating alleged housing discrimination through an all-white district

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Photo by United Press International, Inc., December, 1964.
Caption: "12/64-Stockholm, Sweden-Breakfast in bed--Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King is served breakfast in bed here Dec. 13th by "Lucia Light Queen" Christina Bernstrom, who is dressed in an ancient costume thought to date back to Viking times

17.

Photo by United Press International, Inc., December, 1964.
Caption: "12/64-Oslo, Norway-Autographs Best-Seller--Dr. Martin Luther King autographs his best-selling book "Why We Can't Wait" for a female Norwegian student here December 9th. Standing at left is Dr. King's wife, Coretta. The American civil rights lead

18.

Photo by United Press International, Inc., December, 1968.
Caption: "Atlanta:-Mrs. Coretta King, widow of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., and her children will spend their first Christmas at home since the assassination of the civil rights leader. She is shown with Dexter, 7, and Martin III, 11, during an int

19.

Photo by United Press International, Inc., February, 1966.
Caption: "2/18/66-Chicago: Dr. Martin Luther King tries difficult behind the back shot while using his "best stick" in pool match with Chicago civil rights leader Al Raby here 2/17. The two leaders of Chicago anti-slum campaign shot a few games during t

21.

Photo by United Press International, Inc., January, 1966.
Caption: "1/12/66-Atlanta, Ga-Dr. Martin Luther King said at a news conference here 1/12 that he would lead a racial march to the state capitol here 1/14 to support Negro State Rep-elect Julian Bond's efforts to regain his house seat. Bond was rejected

22.	*Photo by United Press International, Inc., July, 1962.* Caption-"07/62-Albany, GA-Rev. Martin Luther King (front left), a Negro integrationist, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy (front right) are escorted to jail here 7/10 after they refused to pay fines for their part in a demonstration last December. The pair were se

23.	*Photo by United Press International, Inc., July, 1966.* Caption: "07/66-Chicago- Dr. Martin Luther King (second from left) holds an umbrella to shield himself from the sun at a civil rights rally July 10 in Soldier Field here. James Meredith (right) and Floyd McKissick (second from right) were scheduled to spe

24.	*Photo by United Press International, Inc., June, 1964.* Caption: "ARRESTED - St. Augustine, Fla.:Rev. Martin Luther King, closely followed by Rev. Ralph Abernathy, enters police car here June 11th after their arrest on trespassing charges. St. Augustine police chief Virgil Stuart (right) made the arrests whe

25.	*Photo by United Press International, Inc., October, 1964.* Caption: "10/14/64-Atlanta:Joyous Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hugs his wife, Coretta, after a news conference here 10/14 following announcement of award of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize to the Southern integration leader. King was in a local hospital for

26.	*Photo by United Press Telephoto, March, 1956.* Caption: "Montgomery, Ala:The Rev. M.L. King and wife, center, wear broad smiles in front of cheering negroes following King's conviction for his part in the negro boycott of Montgomery city buses. King was ordered to pay $1,000 in fines and court costs

27.	Photo by UPI Photo, 06/53. Caption: "A SLICE OF LIFE, New York: A wedding photo of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the former Coretta Scott. They were married by "Daddy" King (as Mrs. King called her father-in-law) on the lawn of her parent's home at Marion, Ala., on June 18th 1953.

The Assassination

1.	Photo by Portraits, Etc., 04/68. 04/1968 - The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

2.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Memphis, Tenn. - Police carefully put murder weapon into box. Negro leader Dr. Martin Luther King was shot as he stood on balcony of his downtown motel late afernoon 4/4. King was rushed to hospital but died of wounds shortly after."

3.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Memphis, Tenn. - Police stand guard in doorway where fleeing man dropped gun believed to be one used to shoot Negro leader Dr. Martin Luther King late 4/4. King was shot in back of neck as he stood on his downtown motel balcony."

4.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Memphis-View from Dr. Martin Luther King's room looks toward building from which a sniper's shot is thought to have come late 4/4, killing King. Window circled is that of common bathroom believed to be the room from which the shot came.

5.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-In an apparent state of shock and fighting back tears, Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. arrives back at her home here 4/4 night after learning of the death of her husband, killed by an assassin's bullet as he stood on the balcony of

6.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Memphis, Tenn.-James Orange, staff member of the SCLC gathers cards accompanying floral tributes to their slain leader, Dr. Martin Luther King. Orange is standing at the spot where the assassin's bullet fatally wounded the Negro leader a

7.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Memphis, Tenn - Police stand guard on balcony of motel in which Negro leader Dr. Martin Luther King was shot 4/4. King was felled by a single shot as he stood on balcony of his downtown motel."


9.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Memphis, Tenn - View through a simulated telescopic gunsight made from the flophouse bathroom window sill shows the scene the sniper saw as he squeezed off the shot that killed Dr. Martin Luther King. King was standing on the balcony of

10.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 05/68. Caption: "05/1968-Memphis, Tenn.-Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Mrs. Martin Luther King stand together on the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fell dead of an assassin's bullet in this photo taken from the nearby rooming house from which the fatal shot wa

11. Photo from the Public Broadcast Laboratory by courtesy of Life Magazine, 04/68.
Caption: "ASSASSINATION SCENE -- Aides stand over the mortally wounded Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 4/4 and signal to police below the direction from which the fatal assassin's bullet came."

Martin Luther King, Jr. in Cleveland

1.	04/67. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. shakes hands with Sherida Foster, Glenville High Student Council.

2.	04/67. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at Glenville.

3.	Photo by Bill Nehez, 07/67. Crowd listens to Dr. Martin Luther King at Pick N Pay parking lot, 12212 St. Clair. Location: Photograph Collection

4.	Photo by Clayton Knipper, 06/67. Cleveland meeting at Yankee Clipper (Hudson). Dr. Martin Luther King, center foreground, Jesse Jackson (left), Rev. E. Randel T. Osburn (right), Rev. Walter Grevatt (rear).

5.	*Photo by Herman Seid, May, 1963.* Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. arrives in Cleveland.

6.	Photo by Herman Seid, Cleveland Press, 10/64. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., with Andrew Young (c), in Cleveland.

7.	Photo by Tim Culek, 07/67. Ghetto Grand Jury hearing at Greater Avery Church. Location: Photograph Collection

8.	Photo by Tom Prusha, 08/67. Rent Strike. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stairway outside apartment suite of Mrs. Walter Calhoun, 1877 E. 97th St.

9.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 07/65. Caption: "7/27/65-Cleveland, O.:Rev. Martin Luther King addressed a cheering crowd of 2,000 persons to hear from King that 98 per cent of the Negroes in Cleveland live in ghettos. King held his first rally at Alexander Hamilton Recreation Center, one of

10.	Photo by Van Dillard, 07/67. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in Hough

12.	Photo by Van Dillard, 07/67. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in Hough

13.	U.P.I. Telephoto, 05/63. Caption: "5/14/63 - CLEVELAND, O.:The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of intergrationist in the south spoke here at St. Paul's Episcopal Church to raise money for the drive against segregation. The Rev. King is shown as he talked to his audience abo

The Funeral & Memorial Services

1.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-Flowers, covering the tomb of fallen civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fill the foreground as his father (L), Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., and mother, Alberta (c) hold back tears. Dr. King's brother, A.D. King (R)

2.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta, GA.-Mrs. John F. Kennedy, widow of the assassinated U.S. President, sits beside her brother-in-law, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), as they attend funeral ceremony for the also assassinated Negro leader, Dr. Martin Luther King

3.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-Mule-drawn caisson carrying the casket of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is followed by dignitaries and aides as it moves toward the campus of Morehead College for a memorial service."

4.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-Rev. Hosea Williams, one of Dr. Martin Luther King's chief aides in his civil rights battles, bends over to get a close look at Dr. Kings's body as it lay in state at Sister's Chapel at Spelman College, The body will lie in state

5.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-Aerial view shows winding line of people almost completely covering the campus of tiny Spelman College as they file into Sisters Chapel (columned building in center) to view the body of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther

6.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-The family and friends at right, Rev. Ralph Abernathy delivering the funeral address, center, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was laid to rest here 4/9 afternoon to climax one of the grandest funerals ever held in the South. More th

7.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/70. Caption: "04/1970-Atlanta-Young sons of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dexter (R) and Martin Luther, III (hidden) place wreath on the crypt of their father. The family lead by King's father, Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. and wife Co

8.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-Mrs. Martin Luther King arrives at Ebenezer Baptist Church for her husband's funeral."

9.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/1968-Atlanta-Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., is escorted from the Ebenezer Baptist Church after the funeral of her husband. She clutches the hand of King's youngest daughter, Bernice."

10.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "4/1968-Atlanta-With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., is shown during private services in the Ebenezer Baptist Church 4/9."

11.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "4/68-Atlanta-Mrs. Martin Luther King holding the hand of her daughter Bernice, and A.D. King, brother of the famed civil rights leader, leave plane that carried the casket back home from Memphis 4/5. The airport throng was orderly and quiet unti

12.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/68-Atlanta-Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr., comforts her youngest daughter Bernice during services in the Ebenezer Baptist Church 4/9."


14.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/68-Memphis, Tenn.-Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the arm of Dr. Ralph Abernathy, her husband's successor as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, leads a march of some 10,000 persons April 8th as a memorial to Dr. Martin Lut

15.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/68-Memphis, Tenn.-Casket containing body of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is loaded aboard a plane for transport to his home in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. King flew to Memphis aboard the plane but did not debark while the cask

16.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/68-Atlanta-Former Vice President Richard Nixon is engulfed in a sea of humanity as he is escorted to Ebenezer Baptist Church for the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

17.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/68-Atlanta-the family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was among the many thousands of persons that went to the Sister's Chapel on the Spelman College campus here 4/7 to view the famed civil rights leader for the last time. From left are: Marti

18.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/68-Atlanta-Rev. Ralph Abernathy, successor to assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King as president of the King-founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference, emotionally clings to the hand of King's widow as she leaves a news conference after

19.	Photo by United Press International, Inc., 04/68. Caption: "04/68-Atlanta-Vice President Hubert Humphrey pays his respects to the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. April 9th during private funeral service for the slain civil rights leader at the Ebenezer Baptist Church."

20.	*Photo by United Press International, Inc., May, 1968.* Caption: "5/2/68-Memphis, Tenn.:Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Rev. A.D. King brother of the slain civil rights leader, unveil a commemorative plaque on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was shot to death 4/4."

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