Exhibit shows pictures from 1969 King memorial
A collection of photos from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1969 memorial service at Ebenezer Baptist Church is on display at Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
The “One Day in January” exhibit, featuring images taken by Horace Henry, includes photos of the crowds outside and inside the Jan. 15, 1969 service, as well as pictures taken at King’s original burial site at Southview Cemetery.
The exhibit, which runs until Jan. 31, shows photos of the Rev. Joseph Lowery, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Rosa Parks, the Rev. Alfred Daniel “A.D.” King, Ralph David Abernathy and Andrew Young.
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