The procession bearing the coffin at the funeral of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr in Atlanta, Georgia, 9th April 1968.
Placard bearing a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr in the 150,000-strong crowd following the coffin of the assassinated American civil rights leader...
Distraught mourners at the funeral of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, 9th...
Rev. Jesse Jackson visits the balcony outside room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. Was assassinated, is seen on the grounds...
Crowds in Memphis, Tennessee, following the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr in the city, 8th April 1968. In the centre,...
Coretta Scott King addresses the crowd during a rally following the memorial march in tribute for her husband, the slain Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
Marchers wear signs that read 'Honor King: End Racism!' and 'Union Justice Now' as they participate in the Sanitation Workers march, soon after the...
American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. Poses for a family portrait with his daughter, 7-year-old Yolanda Denise King , son, 18...
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. , leader of an African American boycott against the Montgomery City Buses, urges calmness from the porch of his home,...
Firefighters tackle a burning building during a period of rioting in Baltimore, Maryland, following the assassination of civil rights activist Martin...
Black man crosses a street past soldiers and a bombed building during the race riots that followed Martin Luther King's assassination, Washington, DC.
Clergyman and civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy presides over the funeral of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr at the Ebenezer...
Women comforting each other during a period of rioting in Baltimore, Maryland, following the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther...
View of members of the Detroit Police Department stopping and searching suspects on a street in Detroit during a period of rioting and unrest...
Following the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, demonstrators, several with signs, picket in front of the White House, Washington DC, April...
Floral offerings cover grave of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In Atlanta cemetery.
Handprint found on the second floor window of the rooming house bathroom from which shots were fired, assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On...
The parents and the widow of assassinated civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Listen to ceremonies at Morehouse College during a memorial...
The deceased's brother, Reverend Alfred Daniel King , his widow Coretta Scott King, and his children Martin Luther King III, Dexter King and Bernice...
Memphis, TN- James Earl Ray, his head bowed, manacled and wearing what authorities describe as "safety equipment" is led to his cell by Shelby County...
High angle view of protestors holding 'Union Justice Now!' and 'Honor King: End Racism!' placards days after the assassination of Martin Luther King...
Three soldiers stand amid the rubble of a burned building in Washington, D.C. Riots and looting occurred in many U.S. Cities after the assassination...
The army are called out during riots in Washington, DC, following the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., April 1968.
National Guardsman attempt crowd control after riots broke out in Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King. To the right, two fireman...
Television in the motel suite Martin Luther King was staying in when assinated plays the news of his death, Memphis, Tennessee, April 5, 1968.
Composite image showing the perch from where James Earl Ray assassinated civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr; a detail of Ray's handprint...
Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy strolls with African American residents of a neighborhood in Washington, DC after riots sparked by the...
Shoe store is closed till noon in memory of 'A Great American', recently assassinated civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr, USA, April 1968.
The second floor window of the rooming house bathroom from which shots were fired, assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1968. The Lorraine...
Men grab items from a store in Harlem, during the riots that followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
American civil rights campaigner, and widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King and civil rights leader Reverend Ralph Abernathy lead a...
The west side of Chicago is on fire during riots following the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Chicago, Illinois, April 1968.
Marchers pass through the street during an event to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination April 4, 2018 in Memphis,...
The sign is seen outside the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was murdered, and is now part of the complex of the National Civil...
Rev. Jesse Jackson walks with his family on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. Was assassinated the National Civil Rights...
James Earl Ray, the convicted killer of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, taking the oath before a committee in Washington where he denied he...
Outrage at the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Resulted in unrest in many US cities, including Boston. Blue Hill Avenue, shown here...
After memorial services for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Robert Kennedy tours an area of Washington, D.C. Devastated by...
Looting at Em-Kay Liquors during riots in Washington, DC, following the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., April 1968.
President Lyndon B. Johnson and advisors learn of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
Washington, D.C.: Tension shows on the faces of Vice President Humphrey and Walter E. Fauntroy , member of the Washington city council, as they wait...
Looting in an A&P store during riots in Washington, DC, following the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., April 1968.
Coretta Scott King leads a "March on Memphis" 08 April 1968, five days after the assassination of her husband, US clergyman and civil rights leader...
The army are called out to deal with riots in Washington, DC, following the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., April 1968.
Civil Rights Movement organiser Stokely Carmichael holds a press conference the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 5th April 1968.
Civil Rights Movement organiser Stokely Carmichael holds a press conference the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 5th April 1968.
James Earl Ray, who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr. In April 1968, was photographed by Bureau of Prisons officials in July 1955.
View of demonstrators outside the Hotel Claridge where, in the wake of the assassination of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, stalled talks...
Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel is seen, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was murdered on the balcony, and is now part of the complex of the National...
President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with civil rights leaders after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King April 5, 1968 at the White House.
Elevated view of marchers as they gather on a downtown street for the 'Walk for Understanding' through the Central Ward neighborhood on the national...
Mrs Martin Luther King Jr Comforting Daughter, Bernice, during Funeral Services for Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, Abenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta,...
View of members of the Illinois Police Department and members of the National Guard stopping and searching a suspect on a city street during a period...
Army troops guard the Capitol after riots broke out in Washington, DC, following the assassination of Martin Luther King.
Washington, DC: In a TV address to the nation from the White House today, President Johnson called for a joint session of Congress to meet next...
View of marchers, among them a man who carries a young child on his shoulders, during the 'Walk for Understanding' through the Central Ward...
The fire brigade are called out during riots in Washington, DC, following the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., April...
