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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

    Sepia-tone photo showing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X in conversation in the U.S. Capitol building. Dr. King wears a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie; Malcolm X wears an open overcoat with a dark tie. At left in the image stands a white Capitol policeman. Rev. Ralph Abernethy stands behind Dr. King.

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X after King’s press conference at the U.S. Capitol concerning the Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

    26 March 1964
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Attribution/Credit

    Photo by Marion S. Trikosko, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division