Mourners shared their grief in Atlanta during the funeral of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 9, 1968, five days after the civil rights leader was assassinated.

The day commenced with a service at Ebenezer Baptist Church at 10:43 a.m. and didn't conclude until Dr. King's burial at 5:30 p.m. A farm wagon pulled by two Georgia mules carried Dr. King's coffin the three and a half miles from the church to South View Cemetery. "It was followed by tens of thousands, black and white, the lowly and the powerful, mingling in silent tribute," The Times reported. Times staff photographer Don Hogan Charles photographed this pair of interlocking arms.