Martin Luther King's Funeral (embedded questions)

Includes the iconic LIFE magazine photo by Gordon Parks, and the triptych by Chilean artist, Alfredo Jaar. Watch interview here: https://youtu.be/DZBdQ8wPUXo and see https://bush.posthaven.com/the-forgotten-king for more context. Based in part on the Smithsonian's web gallery: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/life-magazine-april-19-1968-85591

Worksheet for classroom use available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IEiPvtDSRV_LDZ5FxbPgp8ITlHuX_MjpCc556MDm94k/edit?usp=sharing

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2. “Behind the brown mules and an old
   farm wagon that creaked along the
   Atlanta streets, the procession of
   mourners extended beyond sight”
   

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7. Gordon Parks
   

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8. Gordon Parks
   for
   Life Magazine
   MLK funeral
   procession
   April 9, 1968
   

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10. Alfredo Jaar,
    Life Magazine, April 19, 1968
    1995, three chromogenic prints,
    Smithsonian American Art Museum
    

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20. “Why I Am Opposed to
    the War in Vietnam”
    Sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist
    Church on April 30, 1967
    

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21. “Let me say finally that I oppose the war in Vietnam
    because I love America. I speak out against this
    war, not in anger, but with anxiety and sorrow in
    my heart, and, above all, with a passionate desire to
    see our beloved country stand as the moral example
    of the world. I speak out against this war because I
    am disappointed with America. And there can be
    no great disappointment where there is not
    great love. I am disappointed with our failure to
    deal positively and forthrightly with the triple evils
    of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism.”
    

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24. “[A]fter giving the speech...King was dropped from
    Gallup’s annual list of the most admired Americans
    and was ridiculed by the New York Times, among
    too many others. Soon after, he was murdered.”
    — Robert Scheer, Truthdig.com
    

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