A crowd of both black and white mourners is seen at Morehouse College (830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314, United States) for the memorial service and funeral in honor of Martin Luther King following his assassination. African American men and women on city streets reacting with sadness. A white speaker is seen addressing a crowd of mourners.
Wolfe Bros. furniture and appliance store is looted during race riot in Washington, D.C. during unrest following the death of Martin Luther King. View of bed in broken store window. African American man pushes a large chest of drawers with attached mirror as he passes a fire truck. Men carry a sofa away. A looter carries two chairs. A young woman smiles as she holds a round table. A woman rushes by with a side table in a shopping cart. Several lamps are looted from the Wolfe Bros. store. Men carry a large blue upholstered chair. A boy smiles at the camera, as does a large woman carrying food.
Looters in Washington, D.C. during race riot following the death of Martin Luther King. A sign : 'Morris, Pawn Shop'. People outside the shop. People near a damaged store. They steal and carry items from the store. Broken glass of a building. People steal items from a shop.
Looting during race riot in predominantly African American neighborhoods following the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, looters steal from Tabbs Shoe Store in Washington, D.C. A woman attempts to carry a large chair stolen from a furniture store. A man steals a case of Pet condensed milk and carries it over his shoulder as he leaves the scene.
A building burns during race riots in Washington, DC following assassination death of Martin Luther King, Jr. A fire truck arrives and firemen douse the fire with water hoses. Letters "D.C.F.D." standing for District of Columbia Fire Department, seen on jackets of firemen. African American citizens on sidewalks and streets outside buildings. People looting stores and stealing goods from stores with destroyed entry ways. Three men stand near a car and they open the trunk of the car.
Civil Rights leader Roy Wilkins condemns the looting and stealing taking place during the riots following Martin Luther King, Jr. He notes that this behavior "desecrates" the memory of Dr. King.