Atlanta March To Mark 50 Years Since King’s Funeral Services

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April 9th, 2018

Coretta Scott King, center, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is shown walking in the funeral procession with their children and family in Atlanta on April 9, 1968. A march will be held Monday in Atlanta to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s funeral service.

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Updated at 12:21 p.m. Monday

Hundreds of friends and admirers turned out Monday for a march and church service honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his funeral services in Atlanta, where large crowds gathered in 1968 as a mule-drawn wagon pulled the civil rights leader’s casket through the streets.

Two of King’s children, the Rev. Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, attended a service Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where pews were also filled by the likes of King confidant Andrew Young and comedian Chris Tucker.

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