Published by:

Time Inc., American, founded 1922  Search this

Subject of:

Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this

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

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm)

Type:

portraits

magazines (periodicals)

Date:

April 19, 1968

Description:

An issue of Life magazine featuring the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The cover has an image of Coretta Scott King in a black veil at her husband's funeral service. The LIFE logo is at the top left of the cover and white text next to the logo reads: [America's Farewell in Anger and Grief]. White text at the bottom reads: [April 19- 1968 - 34¢].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Families  Search this

Funeral customs and rites  Search this

Mass media  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number:

2011.17.192

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1968 Time, Inc

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Classification:

Books and Published Materials

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a9505fc-6633-438a-9fe4-432f2aec77af

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.192