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Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral

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Connell, Robert

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View of pall bearers lowering the casket of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Southview Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights leader, and a Baptist minister. He received the Nobel Peace Price for his efforts to end racial discrimination by non violent means in 1964. King was assassinated in 1968 and is entombed at the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Civil Rights
  4. Civil Rights Leaders
  5. Clothing & Dress
  6. Crowds
  7. Flags
  8. Funeral Rite & Ceremonies
  9. Georgia
  10. United States

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