PHOTOS: Christine King Farris lies in state

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PHOTOS: Christine King Farris lies in state

Christine King Farris was the last surviving sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. Georgia's governor, senators and others gathered to celebrate her life.

A portrait honoring teacher and civil rights activist Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, is seen in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023, where Farris lay in state. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The family of Christine King Farris are seen at the ceremony honoring Farris in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. Farris, a teacher and civil rights activist, was Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a ceremony honoring Christine King Farris in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. Farris, a teacher and civil rights activist, was Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock pays respects at a ceremony honoring teacher and civil rights activist Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp delivers remarks as Christine King Farris lies in state during a ceremony at the Georgia State Capitol on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)

The Georgia State Patrol Honor Guard brings the casket of teacher and civil rights activist Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, into the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Jocelyn Dorsey remembering the late Dr. Christine King Farris at the lying in state ceremony in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp (right) and his wife Marty pay respects at a ceremony honoring teacher and civil rights activist Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Funeral home employees are seen before a ceremony honoring teacher and civil rights activist Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Senator Raphael Warnock arrives to the lying in state ceremony of the late Dr. Christine King Farris in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

The casket that holds Dr. Christine King Farris at the lying in state ceremony in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

Robin Donaldson mourns his friend Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, at the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023. Donaldson and Farris attended Ebenezer Baptist Church together. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The casket of Christine King Farris, lies in state at the Georgia State Capitol on Friday, July 14, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)

A wreath honoring teacher and civil rights activist Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, is seen in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023, where Farris lay in state. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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A portrait honoring teacher and civil rights activist Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, is seen in the rotunda of the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, July 14, 2023, where Farris lay in state. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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