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1986.5.31473.1
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Impromptu memorial service for Martin Luther King, Jr. on UW campus, Seattle, April 5, 1968
Order an ImageThe assassination of minister and civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) on April 4, 1968 led to a nationwide wave of grief, demonstrations, and riots. Memorials were held across the country, and President Lyndon B. Johnson declared April 7 a national day of mourning.
In this image a crowd gathers together in front of the Husky Union Building (HUB) on the University of Washington campus the day after the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this image a crowd gathers together in front of the Husky Union Building (HUB) on the University of Washington campus the day after the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
ID Number: 1986.5.31473.1
Date: 1968
Creator(s):
Hertz, Stuart B., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 2.25 x 2.75 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.31473.1, photo by Stuart B. Hertz
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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