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Martin Luther King Jr. Funeral in Atlanta, April 1968

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Free at last: King goes to his rest, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968-

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Free at last: King goes to his rest, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968-

“With more than 50,000 mourners from all over the world following, King’s earthly remains were borne on a simple country wagon pulled by two mules. It was fitting: A wooden wagon was basic transport for the disadvantaged and disinherited, the people he served in his very public ministry. King’s life was dedicated to service. He studied, strategized, exhorted, prayed, marched, pleaded, protested, negotiated and spoke, all to remedy long-standing injustices. “In his Gehenna he suffered vilification, numerous jailings, ’round-the-clock telephone threats, stonings, several bombings, a stabbing, repeated beatings, cross burnings, nervous exhaustion and, finally, an assassin’s bullet. King died serving the dispossessed, and they understood this and adored him for it. Country people would and did drop to their knees as he passed, bawling out, ‘de Lawd!’” — Free at last: King goes to his rest, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968- “With more than 50,000 mourners from all over the world following, King’s earthly remains were borne on a simple country wagon pulled by two mules. It was fitting: A wooden wagon was basic transport for the disadvantaged and disinherited, the people he served in his very public ministry. King’s life was dedicated to service. He studied, strategized, exhorted, prayed, marched, pleaded, protested, negotiated and spoke, all to remedy long-standing injustices. “In his Gehenna he suffered vilification, numerous jailings, ’round-the-clock telephone threats, stonings, several bombings, a stabbing, repeated beatings, cross burnings, nervous exhaustion and, finally, an assassin’s bullet. King died serving the dispossessed, and they understood this and adored him for it. Country people would and did drop to their knees as he passed, bawling out, ‘de Lawd!’”

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Free at last: King goes to his rest, Atlanta, Georgia. 1968-

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Funeral for Dr. Martin Luther King.Atlanta,GA.1968

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Rev. Ralph Abernathy speaking at the King memorial service, Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968

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Rev. Ralph Abernathy speaking at the King memorial service, Rosa Parks, who is said to have cried through the entire memorial service at Morehouse College, can be seen standing at right and gazing down on King’s casket. King was eulogized by Morehouse president Dr. Benjamin Mays, who had given the benediction at the March on Washington, where King gave his “I Have a Dream
Speech.” Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968 — Rev. Ralph Abernathy speaking at the King memorial service, Rosa Parks, who is said to have cried through the entire memorial service at Morehouse College, can be seen standing at right and gazing down on King’s casket. King was eulogized by Morehouse president Dr. Benjamin Mays, who had given the benediction at the March on Washington, where King gave his “I Have a Dream Speech.” Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968

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Funeral for Dr. Martin Luther King.Atlanta,GA.1968

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Senator Bobby Kennedy at the funeral of Martin Luther King. Atlanta,GA.1968

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Martin Luther King, Sr. at Spelman College, Atlanta 1968

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Funeral for Dr. Martin Luther King.Atlanta,GA.1968

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Martin Luther King's Head Stone at the time of his initial internment, Atlanta, GA. 1968

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King’s tombstone on view near Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968. King’s tombstone was placed on view on the grounds of Morehouse College at the time of the memorial service.
It was subsequently placed over his grave at South View Cemetery in Atlanta, then moved in 1977 when King’s remains were re-interred at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site near downtown Atlanta. — King’s tombstone on view near Morehouse College, Atlanta 1968. King’s tombstone was placed on view on the grounds of Morehouse College at the time of the memorial service. It was subsequently placed over his grave at South View Cemetery in Atlanta, then moved in 1977 when King’s remains were re-interred at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site near downtown Atlanta.

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