Untitled ; Birmingham, Alabama: Mrs. Coretta King (C) told newsmen here 11/2 after a visit with her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, serving five-days in the Jefferson County jail for contempt of court, that wardens of the jail were "harrassing" him by delaying delivery of drugs for his flu. At left is King's sister Mrs. Christine Ferris of Atlanta; Mrs. Ralph Abernathy, whose husband is also serving the same sentence, and Mrs. King.
Photographer once known
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Untitled ; Birmingham, Alabama: Mrs. Coretta King (C) told newsmen here 11/2 after a visit with her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, serving five-days in the Jefferson County jail for contempt of court, that wardens of the jail were "harrassing" him by delaying delivery of drugs for his flu. At left is King's sister Mrs. Christine Ferris of Atlanta; Mrs. Ralph Abernathy, whose husband is also serving the same sentence, and Mrs. King.
Artist/Maker
Photographer once known
Date
2000
Medium
Gelatin silver print
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Credit
Gift of Dr. Joe B. Massey
Accession #
2017.235
Location
Currently not on view
