It was a warm daily in early April in 1968, highs reaching into the 80s. Nothing unusual for Atlanta. On this day, a 1958 Chevrolet from Alcoa, Tennessee made its way the 225 miles to this Southern ...
Women hold a funeral bouquet for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at South View Cemetery in Atlanta on April 9, 1968. DECLAN HAUN / CONTRIBUTED BY CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM Women hold a funeral bouquet ...