Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
Caption:
These are some students from Clark College that gathered in front of Dr. King's tomb at Southview Cemetery for a small ceremony which took place after the Ebenezer Baptist Church event. Do you see anyone that you can identify?
Description:
This black and white photograph was taken the day of the first commemorative event for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph shows a group of unidentified people visiting King's original burial site at South-View Cemetery.
The unmarked side of the marble tomb can be seen at proper right under a dark tent. There is a small ceremonial flame resting on a bed of pebbles between the grave and the crowd. The unidentified crowd is standing facing the tomb.
The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.
