Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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
Source catalog description
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 metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.132.4.1
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