- Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photograph Collection, 1957-1992 and n.d., (bulk 1965-1975)
- Title:
- Funeral, Martin Luther King, Jr
- Creator:
- Jillson, Floyd, 1926-2011
- Date of Original:
- 1968-04-09
- Subject:
- Funeral processions--Georgia--Atlanta
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--1960-1970
Carts and wagons--1960-1970
Clothing and dress--1960-1970
Government facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Mitchell Street, 33.753881, -84.403468 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the funeral procession on Mitchell Street in Atlanta, Georgia for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. headed by a mule cart carrying his body.
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. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 71.96.16
ahc071096016a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Jilson/id/504
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Jilson:504/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required
- Extent:
- 2 1/4 in. or smaller color transparency
- Original Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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