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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Coretta Scott King following the assassination of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking at a press conference held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1968 April 6

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from April 6, 1968, Coretta Scott King speaks at a press conference held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia following the assassination of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The clip begins with reporters standing around a table with microphones. Coretta Scott King walks towards the table and sits down followed by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) president Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy. Bernard Lee, Dr. King's special assistant and SCLC member, stands beside Mrs. King and addresses the reporters, apologizing for the delayed beginning of the press conference. After a break in the clip Lee announces that Abernathy will hold a press conference with fellow SCLC leader Andrew Young at Abernathy's church, West Hunter Street Baptist Church, the next day. Lee indicates that Abernathy will answer reporter's questions following Mrs. King's comments. Next Abernathy speaks, thanking Lee for his introduction and introducing Mrs. King to the reporters. Mrs. King begins her comments by thanking Abernathy, Dr. King's "closest friend and associate," for his introduction and presence. She also emphasizes that Dr. King chose Abernathy to be his successor to head SCLC, partly because Dr. King felt Abernathy "could express and interpret his views on nonviolence better than anyone else." Mrs. King goes on to thank other "friends of goodwill" who have helped the family.After these initial comments Mrs. King reads from a prepared statement. Although Mrs. King declares that she "would have preferred to be alone at this time with my children," she...
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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990Lee, Bernard Scott, -1991
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Digital Library of Georgia