Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Funeral Services
Object Details
- Date
- 1968
- Published by
- Brotherhood Records
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Description
- A long playing record titled Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral Services. The album is a recording of MLK's funeral services held on April 9, 1968 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The album also includes famous speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 2011.17.37a: The album has a light blue label with black text on both sides. Side one has seven tracks. Side two has two sides.
- 2011.17.37b: The album jacket has black text with a black-and-white photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The back of the jacket lists the recordings.
- Place made
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Baptist
- Civil Rights
- Funeral customs and rites
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Record Albums
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.17.37ab
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- vinyl , ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (2011.17.37a disc): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
- H x W (2011.17.37b album jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.17.37ab
A long playing record titled Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral Services. The album is a recording of MLK's funeral services held on April 9, 1968 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The album also includes famous speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2011.17.37a: The album has a light blue label with black text on both sides. Side one has seven tracks. Side two has two sides.
2011.17.37b: The album jacket has black text with a black-and-white photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The back of the jacket lists the recordings. H x W (2011.17.37a disc): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
H x W (2011.17.37b album jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
