[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968]. CRUMP, Johnnie R. (1905-1975), photographer. Martin Luther King, Jr. Vicksburg, MS: ca 1960s.

5 x 7 in. silver gelatin photograph (loss to lower left corner, with adhesive repair to verso, minor diagonal crease through top left). Johnnie Crump's Vicksburg, MS, ink stamp on verso.

Only known photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr., taken by African American photographer Johnnie Crump.

Johnnie Crump, a self-taught photographer, documented the lives of black subjects in Mississippi under segregation during the 1940s-1950s. Crump, who was friends with Medgar Evers, was very involved in the Civil Rights movement and was a member of the NAACP along with his wife Clara.

Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States

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[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968]. CRUMP, Johnnie R. (1905-1975), photographer. Martin Luther King, Jr. Vicksburg, MS: ca 1960s.

Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States

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[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968]. CRUMP, Johnnie R. (1905-1975), photographer. Martin Luther King, Jr. Vicksburg, MS: ca 1960s.

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[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968]. CRUMP, Johnnie R. (1905-1975), photographer. Martin Luther King, Jr. Vicksburg, MS: ca 1960s.