Ticket for funeral services for Martin Luther King, Jr. owned by Nina Simone

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

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

Used by

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867

Owned by

Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003

Description

An admission ticket to satellite funeral services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Morehouse College. The back is blank.

Credit Line

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

Date

April 9, 1968

Object number

2011.132.4.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

passes (tickets)

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 2 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (5.4 x 13.3 cm)

Place used

Morehouse College, Atlanta, Fulton County, 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

Civil Rights

Composers (Musicians)

Funeral customs and rites

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Popular music

Singers (Musicians)

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cacc834d-8e2d-4fe6-bf45-84b5f02ae268

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.132.4.2