SCLC pallbearers stand over casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at Morehouse College on April 12, 1968, Atlanta, GA
Title
SCLC pallbearers stand over casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at Morehouse College on April 12, 1968, Atlanta, GA
Creator
Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
Subject
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Description
In the foreground of this black-and-white photograph is Dr. King's coffin. Behind it stands a line of men holding hands.
Publisher
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Decaneas, Decaneas Archive, and Ernest C. Withers Trust
Date
1968-04-12
Source
https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2011.16.3?destination=/explore/collection/search%3Fedan_q%3Dcivil%2520rights%2520movement%26edan_fq%255B0%255D%3Dname%253A%2522King%252C%2520Martin%2520Luther%2522%26page%3D2
Rights
© Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Citation
Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007, “SCLC pallbearers stand over casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at Morehouse College on April 12, 1968, Atlanta, GA,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed June 20, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/6137.
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