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 …
Attendees of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Funeral | Britannica
At least three prominent African American literary figures were firsthand witnesses to King’s funeral ceremonies. Poet and novelist Alice Walker was pregnant when she and her husband traveled from Jackson , Mississippi, to walk in the procession behind King’s coffin.
The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta (1968)
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights...
Martin Luther King Jr's Death: Read the Eulogy | TIME
Apr 4, 2018 · Five days after the Rev. Martin Luther King’s assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968, Baptist Minister Benjamin Mays delivered the eulogy — the only such speech in the public funeral...
Martin Luther King Jr. Funeral Services | Video | C-SPAN.org
Feb 3, 2006 · CBS News coverage from April 9, 1968, of the funeral services for Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Rev. Ralph Abernathy, one of King's closest friends,...
10 Photos From The Funeral Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - VIBE.com
Apr 9, 2017 · King was assassinated at the Loraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968. See photos from the funeral below. The funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King was held on April 9, 1968 at the...
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 …
Reel America Martin Luther King Jr Funeral Services
Apr 4, 2018 · CBS News coverage from April 9, 1968, of the funeral services for Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Rev. Ralph Abernathy, one of King's closest friends, presided.
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.
Martin Luther King funeral - Library of Congress
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 the route ...
- Some results have been removed