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9 April 1968
Associated Press
Visits Mrs. King
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting 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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United Press International
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting 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 showing 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 showing Republican presidental candidate Richard Nixon making his way through the crowd outisde 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 showing 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 showing Coretta Scott King and daughter Yolanda King at a memorial march for Dr. King in Memphis, Tennesse. Yolada 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 showing Coretta Scott King at a private funeral service for her husband at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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1972
Chisholm, Shirley, (1924-2005)
[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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June 1974
NAACP
Annual Report of 1973
One pamphlet entitled "Annual Report of 1973" dated 1974. Item highlights the yearly accomplishments of the NAACP which includes legislation to raise the minimum wage, conferences, housing, employment biases lawsuits, education initiatives, and a...
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National Association of Housing Officials
Housing for the United States After the War
One pamphlet entitled "Housing for the United States After the War " dated 1974. Item highlights the yearly accomplishments of the NAACP which includes legislation to raise the minimum wage, conferences, housing, employment biases lawsuits, education...
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14 February 1936
National Negro Congress
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. Delves into its inception, a speech by the the president of the NNC...
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1950
National Urban League
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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1954
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 occurences between white and...
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Widow in Church
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting Coretta Scott King and her children 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 depicting a veiled Coretta Scott King at the private funeral service for Dr. King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Head Erect
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting 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 showing 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 showing 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 showing 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 showing 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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1959
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 sent from Rangoon, Burma, Karachi-Bound,...
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Disconsolate
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing 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 depicting 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 showing the mahogany casket of Dr. King being interred into a marble tomb in the South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Leaves Ebenezer
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing 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 interrment.
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[Mule-drawn caisson carrying King's casket proceeds down street]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting 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 civil rights leaders.
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1964
Guidelines for Community Action.
One pamphlet entitled "Guidelines for Community Action," dated 1964. Item is a report highlighting the tie between poverty and race, issues concerning African Americans in 1964 such as employment, education, housing, and healthcare, governtment aid...
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King Leads His Last March
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts the mule-drawn casket of Dr. King at the head of a procession of thousands of people. The line of marchers extends to the horizon.
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En Route to Morehouse
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts 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
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The March Begins
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts the front of the funeral procession march for Dr. King. In the background is Georgia's gold-domed captiol building.
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Casket on Cart
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts the mule-drawn cassion of Dr. King surrounded by marchers as it processes toward Morehouse College.
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Dignitaries Arrive
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting 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 depicting 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 showing 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 showing the thousands of people marching through the streets of Atlanta, Georgia for Dr. King's funeral procession.
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One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting Rev. Ralph Abernathy giving the funeral address to a large crowd of people during the interrment of Dr. King.
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1973
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 register large amounts of black voters. Gives algorithms to figure out the best...
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At the Gravesite
One wirephoto published by Associated Press depicting 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 depicting 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 depicting Charles Q. Stevens, the man who had a room neighboring Dr. King's assassin, as 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 depicting a young boy attempting to witness Dr. King's casket as it processes to Morehouse College.
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10 April 1968
[Newsman visiting grave of Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting 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 depicting a guard sitting in his car at the gravesite of Dr. King at the South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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12 April 1968
Witness
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting 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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