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United Press International [Coretta Scott King at private funeral service for husband]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.072 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 9 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 26 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

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.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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