Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Program For Palm Sunday Service, Four Days After

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.  was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of the assassination led to major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage. King was a Christian minister who was the most prominent leader of the Civil Rights movement from 1955 until his death.

 

Following his assassination, communities held vigils and memorials to honor the life of Dr. King. Most of the leaflets and flyers advertising these events have no survived.

 

Offering a one-page, front and back, 8 ½ x 11 announcement “In Memoriam to The Reverenced Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.  A Service of Worship under the auspices of cooperating churches of the Redlands Council of Churches...Palm Sunday, April 7, 1968 – 3:00 P.M...Dr. Mark L. Andrews, presiding, Mrs. Jearlean M. Gaston, Pianist...”

 

The organizing pastor was Rev. Harold R. Hudspeth. A biography of Dr. King was presented by Rev. Harry G. Suttner. Verso is filled with names of participants, including Rev. Charles Connor, Dr. Ivan Bell, Rev. Robert Perry. H, Mike Fink, Father Henry Keane, Rev. Loyal Vickers.

 

Folds. Light toning. Overall, a fine example of a country in mourning only three days after King’s death.

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  • Condition: Folds. Light toning. Overall, a fine example of a country in deep mourning only three days after King's death.
  • Binding: none
  • Language: English
  • Author: Redlands Council of Churches
  • Publisher: Redlands Council of Churches
  • Topic: Historical
  • Subject: History

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