I AM A MAN

The Ernest Withers Portfolio records Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Ralph Abernathy and other prominent civil rights leaders in the 1950s and 60s, including their ride on the first desegregated bus in Montgomery, AL.  He also documented the Little Rock Central High desegregation crisis, the Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis, as well as many other catalytic events in the Civil Rights movement. 

This exhibit is part of the Pink Palace Connections Exhibit Series, which is aimed at building our African-American collection of artifacts.  Ultimately, may of these artifacts will be part of our new permanent exhibits.