Thomas D. McAvoy, Marian Anderson sings at Easter Services, April 9, 1939
Seventy years before Aretha sang it on the steps of the capitol, and twenty-four before Dr. King referenced it in his “I Have a Dream” speech, Marian Anderson sang “My Country tis of thee” during her historic outdoor performance at the Lincoln Memorial.
Francis Miller, [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his "I Have a Dream" speech to the crowd assembled in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.], August 8, 1963
Dan Weiner, [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.], 1956
Dan Weiner, Martin Luther King, Jr., Montgomery, Alabama, 1956 
Unidentified Artist, Martin Luther King at Communist Training Camp, 1957
Unidentified Artist, Martin Luther King … at Communist Training School, ca. 1963
Joseph Louw, [Civil rights leader Andrew Young (l) and others standing on balcony of Lorraine Motel pointing in direction of assailant after assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is lying at their feet, Memphis, Tennessee], April 4, 1968
