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Disconsolate

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Martin Luther King Sr. placing his head on the tomb of his son, Martin Luther King Jr.

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At Husband's Funeral

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King arriving at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, for the funeral of Dr. King.

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King Interred

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the mahogany casket of Dr. King being interred into a marble tomb in the South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. Pictured toward the end of the casket is civil rights leader Jesse...

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Leaves Ebenezer

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the mahogany casket of Dr. King leaving the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. King's casket would then be transported by mule-drawn caisson toward another service before...

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[Mule-drawn caisson carrying King's casket proceeds down street]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Dr. King's casket being transported by a mule-drawn caisson bound for Morehouse College, where a memorial service is planned. The casket is flanked by dignitaries and...

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