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United Press International Photo Arlington, VA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09737.06 Author/Creator: United Press International Photo Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 6 February 1968 Pagination: 20.6 x 25.6 cm. Order a Copy

One exterior shot of Martin Luther King Jr., among 1,500 members of a group known as, "Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam." In this group are regonized religious leaders of Christian and Jewish faith. Background of photograph features the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Caption describes a silent vigil held at Arlington National Cemetery on February 6.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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