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8 April 1968
Associated Press
Mrs. King Surrounded by Guard
One wirephoto published by Associated Press shows Mrs. King surrounded by Tennessee National Guard upon her arrival in Memphis.
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United Press International
[Mrs. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy]
One telephoto published by United Press International shows 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 shows 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 as Rev. Ralph Abernathy...
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March Forming
One wirephoto published by Associated Press depicting people gathering around the Clayborn Temple A.M.E. Church in Memphis, Tennesse 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 depicting people gathering outisde 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 depicting mourners gathering outisde 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 depicting 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" broadside).
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Start of March
One wirephoto published by Associated Press depicting 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 showing 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 showing 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 showing people milling about outisde 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 depicting a memorial procession in honor of Dr. King taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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9 April 1968
[Funeral Procession of King passes Georgia State Capitol Building]
One telephoto published by United Press International depicting the funeral procession of Dr. King as it passes the Georgia State Captiol 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 depicting 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. At the far right is...
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Consolation
One telephoto published by United Press International showing 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 showing 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 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 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 depicting Senators Robert Kennedy of New York and Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota at the memorial service for Dr. King.
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10 April 1968
[Jacqueline Kennedy and Edward Kennedy attend funeral ceremony for Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting 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 depicting Senator Robert Kennedy marching in the funeral procession of Dr. King. The wirephoto text descripton points out the movie marquee as Kennedy walks by, "Day of the Evil Gun".
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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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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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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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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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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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