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

Transcript

2. “Behind the brown mules and an old farm wagon that creaked along the Atlanta streets, the procession of mourners extended beyond sight”
7. Gordon Parks
8. Gordon Parks for Life Magazine MLK funeral procession April 9, 1968
10. Alfredo Jaar, Life Magazine, April 19, 1968 1995, three chromogenic prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum
20. “Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam” Sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967
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.”
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