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Ticket for funeral services for Martin Luther King, Jr. owned by Nina Simone

April 9, 1968

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An admission ticket to satellite funeral services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Morehouse College. The cream colored ticket is rectangular with black text reading [Admit / Services Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. / MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ONLY / April 9, 1968]. There are no text, marks, or inscriptions on the back of the ticket.

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Catalog reference: 2011.132.4.1

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