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The Emotions of Mrs. King

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 7, 1968. Comprised of two photos of Coretta Scott King at a memorial in honor of her husband in Memphis, Tennessee. On the left is a photo of Coretta Scott King laughing, and on the right is a...

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En Route to Memphis

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Harry Belafonte escorting Mrs. King and her children, Dexter, Martin III, and Yolanda King, to his private plane in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kings are bound for Memphis, Tennessee...

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Mrs. King Stops Applause

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Mrs. King holding her hand up to stop applause as she prepares to speak to a group of marchers in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Mrs. King Surrounded by Guard

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Mrs. King surrounded by Tennessee National Guard upon her arrival in Memphis.

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[Mrs. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy]

One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Reverend Ralph Abernathy looking at Coretta Scott King as she participates in a memorial march for her husband.

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Mrs. King Joins March in Husband's Honor

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King at the front of a march held in Memphis in honor of her husband. Accompanying her in the front row are her children Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter, as well...

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March Forming

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts people gathering around the Clayborn Temple A.M.E. Church in Memphis, Tennessee as they prepare to march in Dr. King's honor.

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[Crowd forms as King's body is led into church]

One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 8, 1968. Depicts people gathering outiside of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia as Dr. King's body is led inside.

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King's Body Moved

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts mourners gathering outside of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia as Dr. King's body is led inside.

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Marchers "Snake" Down Main Street

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts marchers forming a long line down Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Some marchers carry broadsides reading, "Honor King, End Racism". (See GLC06125 for "Honor King, End Racism"...

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Start of March

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts people marching arm-in-arm down a street in Memphis, Tennessee.

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March to Memorialize King

One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 8, 1968. Depicts a large group of people about to begin the march to honor Dr. King.

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A Sign on Respect

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts six men hanging a sign over an expressway bridge in Atlanta, Georgia which reads, "Gone...But Not Forgotten We Shall Overcome".

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Getting Ready for March

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts people milling about outside of the Clayborn Temple in Memphis, Tennessee before the beginning of the march in honor of Dr. King.

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15,000 March for King

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts a memorial procession in honor of Dr. King taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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[Funeral Procession of King passes Georgia State Capitol Building]

One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the funeral procession of Dr. King as it passes the Georgia State Capitol building. King's mule-drawn casket is visible in the lower right corner.

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[Senator and Mrs. Robert Kennedy meet King's sons]

One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Senator Robert Kennedy and his wife Ethel meeting Dr. King's sons, Dexter and Martin III. Mrs. Kennedy shakes the hand of Martin III and Dexter looks on with a smile...

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Consolation

One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Stokley Carmichael talking to Coretta Scott King during the funeral of her husband at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Humphrey and Mrs. King

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Vice President Hubert Humphrey speaking to Coretta Scott King at her husband's funeral.

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[Humphrey and Mrs. King]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Vice President Hubert Humphrey offering his sympathy to Coretta Scott King during her husband's funeral.

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[Senator Eugene McCarthy arrives at funeral of Dr. King]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Eugene McCarthy arriving at the funeral for Dr. King.

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[Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene Kennedy at Dr. King's memorial service]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Senators Robert Kennedy of New York and Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota at the memorial service for Dr. King.

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[Jacqueline Kennedy and Edward Kennedy attend funeral ceremony for Dr. King]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Senator Edward Kennedy sitting next to Jacqueline Kennedy at a funeral ceremony for Dr. King.

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[Robert Kennedy marches in procession for King]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Senator Robert Kennedy marching in the funeral procession of Dr. King. The wirephoto text description points out the movie marquee as Kennedy walks by, "Day of the Evil...

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Visits Mrs. King

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Jacqueline Kennedy being greeted by Martin Luther King III as she arrives at the King home to visit Coretta Scott King.

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Visits Mrs. King

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Jacqueline Kennedy greeting a mourner as she leaves the home of Mrs. King.

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Mrs. Kennedy Arrives

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Jacqueline Kennedy making her way through a massive crowd in front of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to attend the funeral service of Dr. King.

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Nixon Attends Funeral

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon making his way through the crowd outside of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to attend Dr. King's funeral service.

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[Nixon arrives at funeral for Dr. King]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon arriving at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to attend the funeral of Dr. King.

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Mother's Helper

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King and daughter Yolanda King at a memorial march for Dr. King in Memphis, Tennessee. Yolanda dabs a spot on her mother's coat where she has spilled some water.

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[Mrs. King at private service for Dr. King]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King at a private funeral service for her husband at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. She is seated next to her daughters Yolanda and Bernice...

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[Shirley Chisholm campaign poster, 1972]

One poster dated 1972, "Bring U.S. Together, Vote Chisholm 1972, Unbought and Unbossed." Pictured is Shirley Chisholm campaigning to be the Democratic party's nominee for president.

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[Shirley Chisholm campaign poster, 1972]

One poster dated 1972, "Bring U.S. Together, Vote Chisholm 1972, Unbought and Unbossed." Pictured is Shirley Chisholm campaigning to be the Democratic party's nominee for president.

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Annual Report of 1973

One pamphlet entitled, "Annual Report of 1973" dated 1974. Annual report of NAACP summaries includes: legislation to raise the minimum wage; conferences; housing; employment bias lawsuits; education initiatives; and a lawsuit brought against Governor...

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Annual Report of 1973

One pamphlet entitled, "Annual Report of 1973" dated 1974. Annual NAACP summaries includes: legislation to raise the minimum wage; conferences; housing; employment bias lawsuits; education initiatives; and a lawsuit brought against Governor Ronald...

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Housing for the United States After the War

One pamphlet entitled, "Housing for the United States After the War " dated 1974. Item is annual summary of NAACP which includes: legislation to raise the minimum wage; 1973 conference; housing; employment bias lawsuits; education initiatives; and a...

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Political Guide: The First School of Practical Political Instruction, Catalog, National Citizens Political Action Committee

One pamphlet entitled, "Political Guide: The First School of Practical Political Instruction, Catalog, National Citizens Political Action Committee," dated June 1946. Details courses organized by the National Citizens Political Action Committee. Also...

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FEPC Reference Manual, Committee on Employment Discrimination

One pamphlet entitled, "FEPC Reference Manual, Committee on Employment Discrimination," dated October 29, 1947. Item is a reference manual printed by the Committee on Employment Discrimination of the National Community Realtions Advisory Council...

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The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress

One pamphlet entitled, "The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress," dated February 14, 1936. Item gives an account of the first meeting of the National Negro Congress (NNC); delves into its founding; a speech by the the president of the...

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The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress

One pamphlet entitled, "The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress," dated February 14, 1936. Item gives an account of the first meeting of the National Negro Congress (NNC); delves into its founding; a speech by the the president of the...

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40th Anniversary Year Book

One item printed by the National Urban League dated 1950. Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the league. Includes essays by noted African American civil rights leaders and scholars related to survey projects and research.

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40th Anniversary Year Book

One item printed by the National Urban League dated 1950. Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the league. Includes essays by noted African American civil rights leaders and scholars related to survey projects and research.

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Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy

One pamphlet entitled, "Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy," dated 1954. Expresses concern of unfair housing practices committed against African Americans specific to mortgage financing. Lists statistics of differences...

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Widow in Church

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King and her children Yolanda and Bernice sitting in front of Dr. King's casket at his funeral at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

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[Coretta Scott King at private funeral service for husband]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts a veiled Coretta Scott King at the private funeral service for Dr. King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo is the same image as GLC09739.073.

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Head Erect

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King at a private funeral service for Dr. King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo is same image as GLC09739.072.

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[A.D. King weeping at Martin Luther King's funeral]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts A.D. King, brother of Martin Luther King, crying during a funeral ceremony in the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

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[Coretta Scott King leaving march in Dr. King's honor]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King leaving a memorial march for Dr. King in Memphis, Tennessee.

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[Coretta Scott King arrives at Ebenezer Baptist Church for Dr. King's funeral]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King arriving at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, for her husband's funeral.

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Crying for Father

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wiping her eyes as her father is buried in South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.

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