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This image was taken by a photojournalist working under the employ of the Associated Press, a US news agency founded in 1846 and still in operation today. These photographers endeavored to take in-focus, direct, and straightforward illustrations that would clearly communicate important events with the American public. Documentary photography of social protest movements (and particularly police violence) played a major role in shaping public opinion in these years. 

 


DimensionsOverall: 7 x 9 3/4 in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm)
Accession Number 2025.257
Classificationsphotograph
ProvenanceJeff Perry; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2025]
Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of the late Martin Luther King Jr., rehearses in Constitution Hall for her narration of Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" which she will give February 12th as a part of Abraham Lincoln's 160th birthday anniversary celebration, which President Nixon plans to attend. At right is the celebrated composer, Washington, February 11, 1969
Image Not Available for Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of the late Martin Luther King Jr., rehearses in Constitution Hall for her narration of Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" which she will give February 12th as a part of Abraham Lincoln's 160th birthday anniversary celebration, which President Nixon plans to attend. At right is the celebrated composer, Washington, February 11, 1969
Image Not Available for Mrs. Coretta Scott King narrates Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" during a Memorial Day concert, by the Washington National Symphony, dedicated to her late husband, Martin Luther King Jr. on May 31. The concert was originally scheduled to be held at the Lincoln Memorial May 30, where the Poor People's Campaign is encamped. Seated at left is Howard Mitchell, music director, Washington DC, June 1, 1968
Mrs. Coretta Scott King narrates Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" during a Memorial Day concert, by the Washington National Symphony, dedicated to her late husband, Martin Luther King Jr. on May 31. The concert was originally scheduled to be held at the Lincoln Memorial May 30, where the Poor People's Campaign is encamped. Seated at left is Howard Mitchell, music director, Washington DC, June 1, 1968
Unknown
1968
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Born in Kentucky, February 12, 1809 (Photographed by Brady)
Winslow Homer
November 10, 1860
Image Not Available for Freedom Marchers in Washington: An estimated 200,000 marched upon Washington earlier this week in a major demonstration asking for Civic Freedoms for all. A large section of the crowd, which came from all parts of the USA, consisted of Negroes. Photo shows a section of the large crowd which gathered in the United States capital for the demonstration, August 31, 1963
Freedom Marchers in Washington: An estimated 200,000 marched upon Washington earlier this week in a major demonstration asking for Civic Freedoms for all. A large section of the crowd, which came from all parts of the USA, consisted of Negroes. Photo shows a section of the large crowd which gathered in the United States capital for the demonstration, August 31, 1963
Unknown
1963
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Namur assiegée par le Roy (Namur besieged by the King), from "Les Petites Conquêtes du Roi (The Small Conquests of the King)"
Sébastien Le Clerc the elder
1702
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The President, speaking at the White House, pledged the "nation can and shall and will overcome." He also ordered the American Flag to be flown at half staff in tribute to Dr. King, Washington D.C., April 5, 1968
Unknown Associated Press photographer
1968
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Revenge Riots Sweep America: President Johnson called federal troops into the ntaion's capital yesterday to restore peace to this frightened city after a day of arson, looting and violence in the wake of the slaying of Negro civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King. Here, a trooper stands gaurd in the street as another (left) patrols a completely demolished building. Negroes in at least 20 cities demonstrated their anger in violence at the death of Dr. King, April 6, 1968
Unknown
1968
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
The Inaugural of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at the Capitol, Washington, March 4, 1861.
Winslow Homer
March 16, 1861
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Presidents Buchanan and Lincoln Entering the Senate Chamber Before the Inauguration
Winslow Homer
March 16, 1861
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Lincoln Continental, Ukok Plateau, Siberian Altai, Russia, from "Ryoichi Excavations"
Patrick Nagatani
1995/2001
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Lincoln Bar, Manhattan
Paul J. Woolf
ca. 1932
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Trinket-buying in Miami's Lincoln Street
Henri Cartier-Bresson
ca. 1957
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Between Fairways, Lincoln Park
Mark Citret
1996