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Obsequies Martin Luther King Jr. [Atlanta]: n.p., 1968. 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). Half-titles. Original wrappers with halftone portrait King in prayer (light toning, light edge wear). Inside cover inscribed to Barbara Jean Danner from Lillie Armstrong Thomas, "One who knew Dr. King well, and admired him greatly!" dated 9 July 1998. Stanford University's Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute references a Lillie Thomas Armstrong Hunter who was an employee and close friend to Dr. King. She first worked as a church secretary at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church while Dr. King served as pastor and later worked as the bookkeeper for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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.

[With:] Martin Luther King Jr. funeral card. Philadelphia: Diversified Graphics, 1968. 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. printed card (minimal wear, including light residue near top edge of card, otherwise very fine). The funeral card was issued by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Atlanta, GA, shortly after the assassination of Dr. King in 1968 and features a portrait of Dr. King next to a quote from 10 December 1964.