- Photograph by
- Associated Press, American, founded 1846
- Subject of
- King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- King, Martin Luther III, American, born 1957
- King, Yolanda, American, 1955 - 2007
- King, Bernice Albertine, American, born 1963
- King, Dexter Scott, American, 1961 - 2024
- Date
- April 8, 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 5/16 × 9 13/16 in. (18.6 × 24.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 7 5/8 × 10 3/16 in. (19.4 × 25.9 cm)
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of the King family viewing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s body and casket. Mrs. King is standing on the far right and is wearing a dark colored jacket, hat and gloves. Her children, Yolanda, Bernice, Martin III and Dexter are also standing in front of the casket. All of the children except for Bernice are looking into the casket at their father. [AX1) ATLANTA, APRIL 8--KING FAMILY SEES FATHER--Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., right, is accompanied by her children Yolanda, Bernice, Martin III, and Dexter at Sisters Chapel on the campus of Spellman College in At- / lanta Sunday. The man at center is unidentified. The King family joined / thousands of mourners who filed by the casket of the civil rights lead- / er. Mrs. King goes to Memphis today to lead a march of striking sanitation- / ion workers along Beale Street. (AP WIREPHOTO) (CK12250jrt-stf) 1968]. The back of the photograph is marked with a stamp [APR 9-1968] and an inscription that reads [Martin Luther King, Jr. / Death]. The word [funeral] is written in blue ink above the word "death."
- Place captured
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Funeral customs and rites
- Photography
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.42.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © AP Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




