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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1968

Page

5

Burlington students plan silent march for King

UPI reports students from the University of Vermont St Michael's College and Trinity College will march Sunday at 1 p.m. from their campuses through downtown Burlington to Battery Park overlooking Lake Champlain to mourn civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Burlington, VI UPI Martin Luther King Jr University of Vermont St. Michael's College Trinity ‘College Burlington Battery Park Lake Champlain

Mrs King Bears Grief Under World Spotlight

Atlanta reports Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr remains composed amid world attention on his funeral plans. She travels with her children to Memphis to support the garbage workers strike, seeks strength from faith and family, and finds solace in messages from Mrs Kennedy.

Mrs. King Atlanta, Ga Martin Luther King Jr Memphis Ralph D. Abernathy Dr. King Jhead Southern Christian Leadership Conference Abernathy King Jong Andrew Young

Mule-Drawn Wagon to Carry Dr King Body in Atlanta

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr s funeral in Atlanta features a mule drawn wagon for the procession symbolizing the poor as thousands gather from Ebenezer to Morehouse. Leaders including Ralph Abernathy A D Williams King and Mahalia Jackson plan a large public service with 50 000 expected mourners and a temporary entombment at South View Cemetery.

Dr. King Don McKee Atlanta, Ga Martin Luther King Jr Atlanta William Rutherford Southern Christian Leadership Conference King Washington Walker King's Church Morehouse College Harlem Walter Fauntroy SCLC District of Columbia South View Cemetery Morehouse Ralph D. Abernathy A. D. Williams King Louisville Gardner C. Taylor Progressive National Baptist Convention E. Franklin Frye Central Committee The World Council of Churches Abraham H. Heschel New York Ivan Allen Jr Aanta Benjamin E. Mays Mahalia Jackson

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