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Where King Will Be Buried
8 April 1968
Associated Press
One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts two plainclothes police officers at the grave site of Dr. King.
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[Martin Luther King Sr. with cemetery workers]
United Press International
One telephoto by United Press International dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Martin Luther King Sr. with his arm around James Shields of an Atlanta marble company.
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[Martin Luther King Sr. waves to tomb of son]
One telephoto by United Press International dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Martin Luther King Sr., waving toward the opening of his son's tomb.
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[Dr. King's family at his funeral]
One telephoto by United Press International dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Dr. King's father, mother, and brother at the funeral ceremony standing at the foot of Dr. King's tomb.
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Mrs. King Cries
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 8, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King crying at a half-way point of a tribute march in his honor in Memphis, Tennessee.
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The Emotions of Mrs.King
One Associated Press wirephoto comprised of two photos of Coretta Scott King at a memorial gathering for her husband in Memphis, Tennessee. On the left is a photo of Coretta Scott King laughing, and on the right is a picture of her crying.
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Lest We Forget , 64th NAACP Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – July 2-July 6, 1973
1973
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
One pamphlet entitled, "Lest We Forget, 64th NAACP Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – July 2-July 6, 1973," dated 1973. Program outlines the day's events and sessions at the 64th NAACP annual convention that included youth workshops and...
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Highlights of NAACP History – 1909-1974
February 1975
One pamphlet entitled, "Highlights of NAACP History – 1909-1974," dated February 1975. Item outlines summaries of NAACP's history against race discrimination. Includes pertinent legal cases, Supreme Court rulings, organization highlights, and a photo...
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NAACP Soul of 1976, 67th Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – June 28-July 2, 1976
1976
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Soul of 1976, 67th Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – June 28-July 2, 1976," dated 1976. Outlines the day's events and sessions at the 67th NAACP annual convention including youth workshops, exhibition lists...
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Annual Report of 1978
June 1978
One pamphlet entitled, "Annual Report of 1978," dated June 1978. Posts organization highlights: notices of employment and retirement, affirmative action, school desegregation, the ACT-SO program, annual convention, television codes, and finances.
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Who Will Lead the NAACP?
1975
One pamphlet entitled, "Who Will Lead the NAACP?" dated 1975. Includes a statement by Nathaniel S. Colley Sr., a candidate for Chairman of the National Board of Directors of the NAACP. Essays within the publication pertain to housing, black...
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The Negro Wage-Earner and Apprenticeship Training Programs; A critical analysis with recommendations
1959
One pamphlet entitled, "The Negro Wage-Earner and Apprenticeship Training Programs; A critical analysis with recommendations," dated 1959. Gives an analysis of issues for African Americans in the work place such as segregation, wage, training, and...
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New Threat to Civil Liberties, NAACP Annual Report
1956
One pamphlet entitled, "New Threat to Civil Liberties, NAACP Annual Report," dated 1956. Item highlights the yearly accomplishments of the NAACP in human rights and legal battles; propaganda against the NAACP; the 1956 convention; the workplace; and...
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NAACP in Action, Report for 1961
1961
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP in Action, Report for 1961," dated 1961. Annual report for NAACP summaries includes: human rights; legal battles; propaganda against the NAACP; the 1960 convention; the workplace; finances; voting rights and voter...
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St. Francis Medal
1945
Mission Inn International Shrine of the Birdmen
One St. Francis Medal owned by Robert L. Stone. The medal was carried by Stone on all of his bombing missions during World War II. During training at March Field, Bob and a fellow cadet drove to the Mission Inn in Riverside, California there was an...
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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]
9 April 1968
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]
10 April 1968
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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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]
1972
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
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
June 1974
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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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
National Association of Housing Officials
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
June 1946
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
29 October 1947
National Negro Congress
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
February 14, 1936
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
1950
National Urban League
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
1954
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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May 17, 1954
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Of Sight and Sound, Letters from an American Abroad
One pamphlet entitled, "Of Sight and Sound, Letters from an American Abroad," dated 1959. Consists of letters from Lester B. Granger, executive director of the National Urban League dated 1958-1959. Letters were sent from Rangoon, Burma, Karachi...
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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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Guidelines for Community Action
1964
One pamphlet entitled, "Guidelines for Community Action," dated 1964. Report highlights the ties between poverty and race; issues concerning African Americans in 1964 such as employment, education, housing, healthcare, and government aid; and an...
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King Leads His Last March
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the mule-drawn casket of Dr. King at the head of a procession of thousands of marchers. The line of marchers extends to the horizon. In life King often led mass civil rights marches...
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En Route to Morehouse
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts an aerial view of the mule-drawn casket of Dr. King en route to Morehouse College for a second funeral service.
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Dr. King's Caisson
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the mule-drawn casket of Dr. King en route to Morehouse College for a second funeral service.
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The March Begins
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the front of the funeral procession march for Dr. King. In the background is Georgia's gold-domed capitol building.
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Casket on Cart
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the mule-drawn caisson of Dr. King surrounded by marchers as it processes toward Morehouse College.
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Dignitaries Arrive
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts limousines carrying various dignitaries as they make their way through surging crowds toward the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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[Crowds gathered outside the Ebenezer Baptist Church]
One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts massive crowds of people gathered around the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, before the funeral for Dr. King.
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Crowds Gather
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts an aerial view of early gathering crowds outside of the Ebenezer Baptist Church prior to the funeral of Dr. King.
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The Masses
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the thousands of people marching through the streets of Atlanta, Georgia as part of Dr. King's funeral procession.
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One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Rev. Ralph Abernathy delivering the funeral address to a large crowd of people during the interment of Dr. King.
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The Power of the Ballot, A Handbook for Black Political Participation
One pamphlet entitled, "The Power of the Ballot, A Handbook for Black Political Participation," dated 1973. Item was published for the purpose of promoting strategies to increase black voter registration. Gives statistics, planning timetables for...
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At the Gravesite
One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts mourners gathered at the South View Cemetery for the burial service of Dr. King.
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[Robert Kennedy arrives at funeral for Dr. King]
One telephoto published by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts the crowd surging in the street as Senator Robert Kennedy emerges from his car outside of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Where Dr. King Was Assassinated
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Charles Q. Stevens, the man who rented a room neighboring Dr. King's assassin. He looks through the window from which the sniper took aim at Dr. King.
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Trying to See
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 9, 1968. Depicts a young boy attempting to witness Dr. King's casket as it processes to Morehouse College.
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[Newsman visiting grave of Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 10, 1968. Depicts a newsman visiting the grave of Dr. King a day after the burial at South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Guards King's Grave
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 10, 1968. Depicts a guard sitting in his car at the gravesite of Dr. King at the South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Witness
12 April 1968
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 12, 1968. Depicts Charles Q. Stevens, a resident of the rooming house where the assassin of Dr. King rented a room, standing outside of the bathroom from which the fatal shot was taken.
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Dedicate Plaque at Assassination Site
2 May 1968
One telephoto taken by United Press International dated May 2, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. They are present for a dedication ceremony for a plaque marking the spot where Dr...
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[James Earl Ray]
9 June 1968
One telephoto published by United Press International dated June 9, 1968. The item is the photo issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of James Earl Ray, accused of murdering Dr. King. This photo is the one Ray used for his Canadian passport...
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The Unfinished Second Reconstruction, 63rd National Urban League
One pamphlet entitled, "The Unfinished Second Reconstruction, 63rd National Urban League," dated 1973. Item is a conference program that lists related sessions on health, housing, youth activism, and education.
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[James Earl Ray passport and FBI photos]
One telephoto published by United Press International dated June 9, 1968. A composite of two photos of James Earl Ray side by side. On the left is a photo released by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police originally taken by Arcade Photo Studio in...
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Leaving Handcuffed
25 October 1974
One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated October 125, 1974. Depicts a handcuffed James Earl Ray leaving the federal court building in Memphis, Tennessee. He is clutching a manila envelope. He was present at the court to testify against his...
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Assessment of adequacy of drug abuse programs
O'Neal, Thomas R., fl. 1973
One pamphlet entitled, "Assessment of adequacy of drug abuse programs," dated 1973. Reviews drug abuse problems, income levels, drug prevention programs, therapy, treatment programs also contains tables of data of populations in Baltimore, Pittsburgh...
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Inflation and the Black Consumer
1974
Hill, Robert B., 1938
One pamphlet entitled, "Inflation and the Black Consumer," dated 1974. Summarizes differences between black and white consumers during the 1973-1975 recession. Discusses the historical aspects of inflation, provides index on cost of living and...
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