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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Coretta Scott King with family and mourners en route to Memphis City Hall after murder of MLK, Memphis, TN

April 1968

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family leading the memorial march held in Memphis after his assassination.

Catalog date
April 1968
Recorded places
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Civil Rights; Hate crimes; Photography; U.S. History, 1961-1969

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2012.107.41

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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