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United Press International [Coretta Scott King Reads Prepared Statement at Ebenezer Baptist Church]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.014 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 6 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 26.3 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 6, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King at a press conference at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta two days after Dr. King's assassination. In the background is Dr. King's pulpit with the word "Tithe" inscribed on its front.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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