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THE MOVEMENT: BOB ADELMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS ERA PHOTOGRAPHY

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, NSU Art Museum presented an exhibition featuring the imagery of renowned photographer Bob Adelman. MUSEUM OF ART FORT LAUDERDALE. January 19 – MAY 17, 2014

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King addressing the crowd at the conclusion of the march, Montgomery 1965

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King speaks to the crowd, Montgomery, Alabama.1965

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King speaks to the crowd, Montgomery, Alabama.1965

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King speaks to the crowd, Montgomery, Alabama.1965

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Martin Luther King outside his mobile home headquarters, Camden, AL 1966

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Poster for a slate of black candidates, Camden AL 1966

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Walter J. Calhoun campaigning for sheriff of Wilcox County, AL 1966

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A new day dawns: Voters, most of them about to fill out their first-ever ballots, line up at the courthouse, Camden, Alabama. 1966-

“The Voting Rights Act of 1965 changed everything, outlawing literacy tests and other barriers. It made it possible for thousands of black officials to eventually be elected in the South, and it certainly helped in
the election of two white southerners to the presidency. It was a large
factor in the gradual decrease of racial tension throughout the South. In a rare show of unity, more than forty years after the Voting Rights Act was passed, Congress renewed the measure unanimously.” — A new day dawns: Voters, most of them about to fill out their first-ever ballots, line up at the courthouse, Camden, Alabama. 1966- “The Voting Rights Act of 1965 changed everything, outlawing literacy tests and other barriers. It made it possible for thousands of black officials to eventually be elected in the South, and it certainly helped in the election of two white southerners to the presidency. It was a large factor in the gradual decrease of racial tension throughout the South. In a rare show of unity, more than forty years after the Voting Rights Act was passed, Congress renewed the measure unanimously.”

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Elections official assisting a voter, Camden AL 1966. In this image, a local elections official is helping an illiterate voter by reading out the choices and marking his
ballot. Federal officials were on hand to oversee the election process and ensure fairness. In the background,
second from the left, is John Doar, Assistant US Attorney General for Civil Rights, who had monitored the Civil
Rights Movement since 1961. Doar later became Chief Counsel for the House Committee on the Judiciary during
the Watergate hearings. — Elections official assisting a voter, Camden AL 1966. In this image, a local elections official is helping an illiterate voter by reading out the choices and marking his ballot. Federal officials were on hand to oversee the election process and ensure fairness. In the background, second from the left, is John Doar, Assistant US Attorney General for Civil Rights, who had monitored the Civil Rights Movement since 1961. Doar later became Chief Counsel for the House Committee on the Judiciary during the Watergate hearings.

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Marking a ballot, Camden AL 1966

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Coretta Scott King at the King memorial march in Memphis 1968

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A woman mourns at a public memorial service for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, Tennessee. 1968

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Mourners at the King memorial march in Memphis 1968

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Mourner with sign at the King memorial service, Memphis 1968. The “I AM A MAN” sign was one of the emblems of the Memphis sanitation workers
strike. — Mourner with sign at the King memorial service, Memphis 1968. The “I AM A MAN” sign was one of the emblems of the Memphis sanitation workers strike.

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Mourners with sign at the King memorial service, Memphis 1968

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Door of King’s room at the Lorraine Motel with flowers, Memphis 1968.

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Mourners outside Sisters Chapel at Spelman College, where King’s body lay for viewing, Atlanta 1968

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Line of mourners waiting to view King’s body going around the Sisters Chapel, Spelman College, Atlanta 1968

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Line of mourners waiting to see King’s body, Spelman College, Atlanta 1968.

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Coretta Scott King, Sisters Chapel, Spelman College, Atlanta 1968.

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Members of King’s family, including his wife and children, view his body as it lies in state, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968-

“The King family had had to share him with the world all his life, and now he was finally home. He once voiced how he wished to be remembered and those words resonated at his funeral. ‘I’d like someone to mention that I tried to be right on the war question … that I did try to feed the hungry … that I did try, in my life, to clothe those who were naked … that I did try, in
my life, to visit those who were in prison … that I tried to love and serve humanity.’” — Members of King’s family, including his wife and children, view his body as it lies in state, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968- “The King family had had to share him with the world all his life, and now he was finally home. He once voiced how he wished to be remembered and those words resonated at his funeral. ‘I’d like someone to mention that I tried to be right on the war question … that I did try to feed the hungry … that I did try, in my life, to clothe those who were naked … that I did try, in my life, to visit those who were in prison … that I tried to love and serve humanity.’”

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Martin Luther King, Sr. at Spelman College, Atlanta 1968

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The body of Martin Luther King, Jr,, on view at Sisters Chapel, Spelman College, Atlanta 1968.

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Mourner viewing King’s body, Sisters Chapel, Spelman College, Atlanta 1968.

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Mourner viewing King’s body, Sisters Chapel, Spelman College, Atlanta 1968.

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Woman overcome by grief, Sisters Chapel, Spelman College, Atlanta 1968.

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Coretta Scott King in the funeral procession from Ebenezer Baptist Church to Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968.

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Mourners at the funeral procession passing through downtown Atlanta 1968.

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Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and the King children walking in the funeral procession through Atlanta 1968. Pictured left to right: daughter Yolanda, brother AD King, daughter Bernice, widow Coretta Scott King, Rev.
Ralph Abernathy, and sons Dexter and Martin III. — Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and the King children walking in the funeral procession through Atlanta 1968. Pictured left to right: daughter Yolanda, brother AD King, daughter Bernice, widow Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and sons Dexter and Martin III.

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Free at last: King goes to his rest, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968-

“With more than 50,000 mourners from all over the world following, King’s earthly remains were borne on a simple country wagon pulled by two mules. It was fitting: A wooden wagon was basic transport for the disadvantaged and disinherited, the people he served in his very public ministry. King’s life was dedicated to service. He studied, strategized, exhorted, prayed, marched, pleaded, protested, negotiated and spoke, all to remedy long-standing injustices. “In his Gehenna he suffered vilification, numerous jailings, ’round-the-clock telephone threats, stonings, several bombings, a stabbing, repeated beatings, cross burnings, nervous exhaustion and, finally, an assassin’s bullet. King died serving the dispossessed, and they understood this and adored him for it. Country people would and did drop to their knees as he passed, bawling out, ‘de Lawd!’” — Free at last: King goes to his rest, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968- “With more than 50,000 mourners from all over the world following, King’s earthly remains were borne on a simple country wagon pulled by two mules. It was fitting: A wooden wagon was basic transport for the disadvantaged and disinherited, the people he served in his very public ministry. King’s life was dedicated to service. He studied, strategized, exhorted, prayed, marched, pleaded, protested, negotiated and spoke, all to remedy long-standing injustices. “In his Gehenna he suffered vilification, numerous jailings, ’round-the-clock telephone threats, stonings, several bombings, a stabbing, repeated beatings, cross burnings, nervous exhaustion and, finally, an assassin’s bullet. King died serving the dispossessed, and they understood this and adored him for it. Country people would and did drop to their knees as he passed, bawling out, ‘de Lawd!’”

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Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the memorial service, Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968.

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Rev. Ralph Abernathy speaking at the King memorial service, Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968.

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Spectators climb trees to view the King memorial service, Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968.

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King’s tombstone on view near Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968. King’s tombstone was placed on view on the grounds of Morehouse College at the time of the memorial service.
It was subsequently placed over his grave at South View Cemetery in Atlanta, then moved in 1977 when King’s remains were re-interred at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site near downtown Atlanta. — King’s tombstone on view near Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968. King’s tombstone was placed on view on the grounds of Morehouse College at the time of the memorial service. It was subsequently placed over his grave at South View Cemetery in Atlanta, then moved in 1977 when King’s remains were re-interred at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site near downtown Atlanta.

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