Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

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

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.074 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 9 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

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.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
King, Alfred Daniel Williams, 1930-1969

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources