Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia
Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights activist, Baptist preacher, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was assassinated on April 4, 1968, by a gunshot wound to the right side of his jaw, neck and shoulder in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had been leading a strike of …
Atlanta's 4-mile goodbye to King - The Atlanta Journal …
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. funeral passes in front of Atlanta City Hall (out of frame) near the Georgia Capitol building. The flag in front of the Capitol building is flying at half-staff over...
Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikiwand
Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights activist, Baptist preacher, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was assassinated on April 4, 1968, by a gunshot wound to the right side of his jaw, neck and shoulder in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had been leading a strike of …
Funeral - Atlanta Magazine
Apr 1, 2008 · An oral history of the remarkable behind-the-scenes effort to stage Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 funeral and keep peace in Atlanta while 110 other cities burned.
Martin Luther King funeral - Library of Congress
Summary: Photographs show the funeral of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Apr. 7, 1968, in Atlanta, Ga. Includes the funeral procession down the streets of Atlanta; King's coffin on a mule-drawn caisson; crowds walking behind the caisson; the procession arriving at Ebenezer Baptist Church; crowds watching the procession along ...
Attendees of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Funeral | Britannica
On April 4, 1968, the United States was shaken to its core by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the country’s preeminent civil rights leader. In desperation and rage, more than 100 U.S. cities erupted in arson, looting, and violence.
CBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: THE FUNERAL OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR…
Live, special coverage of the funeral of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. Funeral services are held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga. Mayor Carl Stokes of Cleveland makes his way through the huge crowd outside the church; Gov. and Mrs. George ...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral, April 9, 1968
Civil rights workers, including Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, and James Orange, walk alongside the mule train containing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s body during his funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mourning and Message: Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 Atlanta Funeral …
Nov 20, 2008 · The seven-and-a-half-hour series of funeral rites that occurred in Atlanta on April 9, 1968 in honor of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. were broadcast live to 120 million U.S. television viewers and reported extensively in …
How The Days Leading Up To King’s Funeral Played Out In Atlanta
Apr 5, 2018 · Thousands of mourners file into Sisters Chapel at Spellman College in Atlanta to pay final respects to slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., lying in state, April 8, 1968. (Jack Thornell/Associated Press)
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