Program from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral at the Ebenezer Baptist Church
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
- April 9, 1968
- Object number
- 2012.39ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- 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
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- 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
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.39ab
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b060bbc9-2ead-4cd6-b5d0-da22d4f7c653
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