Dr. Martin Luther King's coffin arrives at Atlanta funeral home | WSB-TV 

Mrs. Coretta Scott King was the epitome of grace, dignity, and beauty.

Thanks for sharing. I was 6 years old when Dr. MLK, Jr was murdered. I can remember my mom watching the funeral on a small black and white TV. She was crying. I remember me and brother was playing on the bed. I didn't have an understanding of what was happening but I have a vivid memory of that day.

I cannot imagine what Coretta Scott was feeling at this time!🤦 but it was good to see the outpour of all of our black people that showed up and the support🙏 it was a horrid time for all of the people that loved him😔

That was Rev Ralph Abernathy pleading for peace and calm. (2:43)

I wasn’t born yet when this happened but you didn’t deserve this love you and thank you for what you did for our people you were owed more 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️

Thank you Dr King

And what a great leader he was

Thank you for this footage. This was even though I was not alive yet.

Even now it makes you cry. FBI and their Director Hoover did their sinful work well.

The grief is unbearable. This is footage I had never seen, and I’m so grateful to Channel 2 for posting this bit of important history. I can only imagine how the world would have been had we been able to have Dr. King with us for longer.

You and your sister look alike! She's beautiful, it was good seeing her! Thanks for sharing! Love y'all and Always praying 🙏💙💜 hope y'all have a beautiful day 💖

Just like a freaking junior when I called her. 😭😢😔ღ

4:58 Lawd that kid said Glenda give me some water. You trynna choke me to death. 🤭

The first time I saw this. Thank you for sharing.

I was 3 yrs old when Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered. We kids learned a lot in school about him thank goodness when i could comprehend in the 70's and through my family. What a great man!!🙏🏾❤️

So real... wow

He was a man of dignity and integrity. What a shame the liberals have made a mockery of all he accomplished.

Growing up, we called cars like that Road Hogs

I’m beyond shocked that he was given a police escort. It seems that wouldn’t have been possible given his race and the era.

One of the saddest days in our history

Good vid fr

Wow! I wish I could’ve saw this in school.

I was 8 years old that was so sad

Wow

Seems that racism was (worse)in the USA

R.I.P DEXTER S. KING

It is like it happened now

My god

9YEAR OLD WHEN DR.MARTIN L KING JR DIED AMEN AMEN 🙏 🙌 👏 ❤️ ♥️ 💙

I never knew he had a brother

Still hard to see

😭

Despite the time period, the emotion of the people makes me feel like this is happening today. This is history that needs to be seen. Thank you for posting this. ❤️

This footage is never shown on TV & it's such an important piece of history. Thank you so much for posting this. It's a shame that schools today are erasing not just Black History, but (History), as everyone needs to see this.

Martin Luther king's brother looked so much like him 2:15

Killing him didn't stop him, it immortalized him. That's for all protagonist who never understood the power of a seed.

The behavior of the crowd is impeccable - solemn, respectful and dignified.

Being at the age of 12 when this happened, the memory is burned into my heart and mind. Never will I forget the pain, or fear I heard in the voices of adults.... actually, this was the first time I had seen Mom cry for someone she'd never even met, so I cried because she cried... today I understand why she cried. My tears back then were for Mom... today, I get the big picture of where her tears flowed from. Time for all this madness to end. It's time for this part of history to end forever... enough. !!!!😢

Grateful to those who paved the way and laid down their lives for us 🙏🏿

Words can’t not explain the sorrow in these Brothers & Sisters eyes ,may God Bless them all.🙏🏾

1968...bad year for King & Kennedy

As a 69 year old lifelong Atlantan I remember those sad days well.

I’m not American but this guy legend for changing and giving so much we all proud of what you did and what you change

Greater than all our presidents.

Thank you for sharing all this footage. It was not that long ago.

Non violent man gets killed by the people he wants to be friend 🤦🏾‍♀️

Pretty clear footage to be 55 years old.I think of those small children in this video.They would be in their late 60s or early 70s by now.

My Mother was 3 months pregnant with me. When I see this I feel like I was there. It’s overwhelming even til this day.

Oh how the world needs this man today.

I don’t think MLK would like what he sees today from black people. I think he would be disappointed.

Why are they just now showing this? They should of showed this a long time ago.

I was yet to be born thee next month..gives me a view of how life was before me..RIP Dr.King.

It must have been surreal.55 years later it's a amazing scene.

I was only 2yrs old when Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered. Looking at this I can feel the raw emotions taking place at that time. 😢

A day I and I'm sure many others will never ever forget. I remember as a little girl sitting in our living room when the news broke, I'm 66 years old the memory is so fresh 💔

I never knew they had footage like this

So sad. It brings back memories. Thank GOD for this man of GOD...

1968 nothing of the 60's was good.

MUCH LOVE & RESPECT MR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ❤🦋❤🦋❤🦋❤🦋...R.I.H.🙏🦋🙏🦋🙏🦋🙏🦋🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

I was a 13 year old teenager living in Durham, North Carolina. I remember this sad day as if it were yesterday.

His sister, wife, daughter, eldest son and brother and Rev. Ralph Abernathy speaking

God bless this dear man, love and respect from the UK 🇬🇧 🙏 ❤

Touching 💔

The pain and hurt in the face of our people total devastation

I can see and sense the determination and desperation of the woman to see Dr. King while Rev. Abernathy was speaking...What measure of the man...

If this was today's time! Woman would have had bonnets and pajamas on and men would have on skinny jeans sagging! We had so much pride back then!

I just wonder where are these people now

They did my Grandma Funeral.. She looked So Pretty 💔💔✝️

They killed his brother too, said he drown in his home swimming pool but we know that's BS!

I was only 13 and before they killed him, I wanted to help the movement but my mom wouldn’t let me.

Wow my mom was only 2 almost 3 years old then, my time had not yet arrived lol. I am 37 and you will always be honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ❤️🙏

I can’t watch this video. My heart hurt when I read the title. Rest in Power great king you gave your life for us.Your family sacrificed as well.

This man was brilliant and should have been a president instead he was treated worst than an animal 😢

May our brother of peace rest with Allah! MLK you should have listened to MalcolmX look at the state of our people

Broke my heart to see what happened to him and I am white 😭

This was great to see. I was not born yet but I remember reading about this when I was little. 💜

I remember when Dr. king was killed, I was 6 years old, I asked my father who Dr. King was he told me he was a man down south who tried to help people.

Nowadays that private family viewing would have been at an undisclosed time during sleeping hours of the public!

Wow! I wish I could’ve saw this in school.

Remarkable video of the last days of an American legend. RIP

Awww I was 6yrs old and remember everyone crying. So I was crying just a lot of violence and sad times. Kids growing up in them times suffered a lot of trama!

What’s amazing about this video, is we are watching the death of Dr. King, but just think about how many of the people in this video that are dead and gone themselves now, crazy huh. 🙏🏾

What a sad day 😢

Wow Historic Moment 🕊💔

Very impactful video… gives me chills of such a powerful family !!

the hurt on his wife face & us as a people dont even know how act and this man gave his life trying to make better days for blacks & you have black men cops taking they own brothers life hurts me we better get in the word

I was 10 years old in 1968 when Dr. King was assassinated and I remember over in another neighborhood big clouds of smoke from a building that had been set on fire after the news of Dr. King's death . I was scared to go out of my neighborhood because of all that was going on during those first few days . This is my first time seeing this and it did bring back those memories , my mom went to view Dr. Kings body , but she wouldn't let me and my brother's go because of the long lines that were there on into the night ( Just like the way it was when President Kennedy's body was in state in the Capital and those crowds ) and she didn't want us out late into the night . I did see Dr. King's funeral on tv ( which was on all of the networks ) and to see all those who came to Dr. King's funeral like Sammy Davis Jr. Bobby Kennedy , Jackie Kennedy , Ethel Kennedy ( Bobby's wife ) Eartha Kitt , Dianne Carroll , Nancy Wilson , Ozzie Davis , Ruby Dee , Harry Belafonte , Mahalia Jackson , Aretha Franklin , Berry Gordy , Stevie Wonder , Dianna Ross and others that attended his funeral , it was a like a who's who that came and that is one thing that I do remember and seeing this really brings me back to what was a such a sad day for all of us who were there to witness it in 1968 , one thing that I will never forget !

It was so vivid, so clear we had lost the great leader for ALL people

A sad farewell to a great man the fighr for equality isnt over yet

I Remember this Sad Day... They finally did it.... BASTARDS KILLED DR. KING...R.I.P.

Even the clouds ☁ were weeping when King came home

I wonder how many people in this video are still living?

Thanks for playing this RIP Martin 🇲🇫 and your Brother and former Wife and Mrs and Mr Malcom.

Change

A man who risk his entire life for change.gbless him R.I.P .thank you

Notice how neatly everyone is dressed?

May God bless us all

Well spoken

Still hurts in 2023!

Even in devastating sadness, Coretta was such a beautiful lady...❤