King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Scope and Contents
See also coverage filed under the names of family members, associates, and organizations associated with King. For additional coverage of the riots following King's assassination, see "Riots."
Extent
95 folders
25 oversize and legal-size folders
Arrangement
Morgue files related to Martin Luther King, Jr. are arranged in six categories: coverage of events of his lifetime; coverage of his assassination, funeral and memorial services, and riots in April 1968 in the aftermath of his death; coverage of the Federal investigation of his death that concluded in 1975; and coverage of tributes to King, including commemorative sites, holidays, events, and activities in remembrance of King in the years after 1968. Coverage of events of King's lifetime are arranged at the beginning of the group. Full newspapers and newspaper pages from April 1968 are arranged in the same categories based on their headlines; note that these newspapers contain coverage of multiple overlapping events taking place at that time.
Processing Information
Files on Martin Luther King, Jr. have been processed using detailed processing procedures due to their volume and complexity. All the information in the finding aid has been verified against folder content, and more intensive work on arrangement and description has been done to facilitate research.
Original Location
DS0206, GFA 015; Hall0301, HAL 016; Hall0301, HAL 017; ML1507, MAR 275; ML1507, MAR 276; ML1602, MAR 282; ML1802, MAR 323; ML1805, MAR 331; ML1807, MAR 338; ML1906, MAR 355; WY0602, GFK 008
Repository Details
Part of the AFRO American Newspapers Archives Repository