Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. hugging Jennette Pembleton

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Black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. hugging Lennette Pembleton, who faces away from the camera. King is wearing a short sleeve white shirt and dark pants. Type beneath photograph reads, [(STA4) ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. , June 19--"DAWN OF A NEW HOPE"-KING--Mrs. Irwin / Pembleton gives a big hug as she rejoices with Dr. Martin Luther King, jr, / in St. Augustine, Fla., after the senate passed the civil rights bill. / King commented, "This is the dawn of a new hope. "(APWirephoto)(jk72105stf)]. Stamped on back of photoraph reads, [25 JUN 1964].

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