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United Press International [Line to view King's body at Sisters Chapel]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.029 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 7 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 7, 1968. Depicts an aerial view of the line of people outside the Sisters Chapel at Spelman College waiting to view the body of Dr. King. According to the telephoto description, "the crowd stretched out an estimated mile by mid-afternoon."

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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