Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. in casket surrounded by family members

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of the King family viewing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s body and casket. Mrs. King is standing on the far right and is wearing a dark colored jacket, hat and gloves. Her children, Yolanda, Bernice, Martin III and Dexter are also standing in front of the casket. All of the children except for Bernice are looking into the casket at their father. [AX1) ATLANTA, APRIL 8--KING FAMILY SEES FATHER--Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., right, is accompanied by her children Yolanda, Bernice, Martin III, and Dexter at Sisters Chapel on the campus of Spellman College in At- / lanta Sunday. The man at center is unidentified. The King family joined / thousands of mourners who filed by the casket of the civil rights lead- / er. Mrs. King goes to Memphis today to lead a march of striking sanitation- / ion workers along Beale Street.

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