Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral and the Week That Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation

by Rebecca Burns

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In the aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, riots broke out in 110 cities across the country. For five days, Atlanta braced for chaos while preparing to host King's funeral. An unlikely alliance of former student radicals, the middle-aged patrician mayor, the no-nonsense police chief, black ministers, white churchgoers, Atlanta's business leaders, King's grieving family members, and his stunned SCLC colleagues worked to keep Atlanta safe, honor a murdered hero, and host the tens of thousands who came to pay tribute.

On April 9, 1968, 150,000 mourners took part in a daylong series of rituals honoring...Read more
  • ISBN10 143913054X
  • ISBN13 9781439130544
  • Publish Date 4 January 2011
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Scribner Book Company
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 244
  • Language English