Funeral service for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Morehouse College

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Title: Funeral service for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Morehouse College Description: Reverend Ralph Abernathy speaking at a public funeral service held for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Morehouse College, King's alma mater, Atlanta, Georgia, April 9, 1968. People are holding hands being King's casket. This service followed a three-mile procession from Ebenezer Baptist Church, where a private funeral service was held for King's family and close friends. Date Depicted: 1968 April 9 Creator: Haun, Declan, 1937-1994 Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: color slides Copyright Notice: © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2018, all rights reserved. Credit Line: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-173492; Declan Haun, photographer Accession Number: 2002.98 Storage Location: P&P: Declan Haun collection of visual materials: Series V, Box 1, box 1 Horizon Bib. No.: 145545 Max Pixels - Width: 3658 Max Pixels - Height: 2439 Help improve this content