[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. Obsequies Martin Luther King Jr. [Atlanta]: n.p., 1968.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
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[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. Obsequies Martin Luther King Jr. [Atlanta]: n.p., 1968.
8vo (140 x 224 mm). Half-titles. Original wrappers with halftone portrait King in prayer (very minor stain to rear wrapper).
FIRST PRINTING of the program for Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral held at Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta. The program was later reprinted on different paper bearing a copyright statement to Coretta Scott King. RARE, OCLC locates 9 copies with few ever sold at auction. Burns, Burial for a King, p.148.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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