Program from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral at the Ebenezer Baptist Church

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867

Description

A program (2012.39a) and case (2012.39b) for the funeral services for Martin Luther King, Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College on April 9, 1968. The program has sixteen pages. The cover features a half-tone portrait of King.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

April 9, 1968

Object number

2012.39ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

programs

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (21 x 13.7 cm)

Place depicted

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Baptist

Civil Rights

Funeral customs and rites

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b060bbc9-2ead-4cd6-b5d0-da22d4f7c653

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.39ab