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Associated Press Resistance with Restraint

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09722.01 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Montgomery, Alabama Type: Photograph Date: 12 May 1957 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

One black and white photograph entitled, "Resistance with Restraint" taken by the Associated Press dated May 12, 1957. Image is of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at a podium. On the reverse side is a typed note that includes an excerpt of his speech, and publication details.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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