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King’s “Freedom Now” Campaign in Philly

    Black and white photo showing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. surrounded by a group of Black male colleagues on his arrival at Philadelphia International Airport. Several of the men wear fedoras. Dr. King wears a dark suit and light gray-tone tie. He is talking with a white reporter, who is taking notes. Dr. King’s close associate Andrew Young is attired in a light suit and dark tie and appears in the left background.

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrives at Philadelphia International Airport, August 2, 1965, surrounded by security personnel and reporters. King held a mass “Freedom Now Rally” in West Philadelphia; his plans also included rallying in North Philadelphia. King’s aide in this photo is Andrew Young (upper left).

    2 August 1965
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    Photo by Richard Rosenberg, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; courtesy of TUL.