Coretta King unveils a statue of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
About This Item
Please note: the magnetic soundtrack is partially distorted in places, due to 16mm film warpage. KPIX Eyewitness report from 24th of February 1972 in which Coretta King (1927-2006), the American Civil Rights activist and widow of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses a crowd and unveils a statue of her late husband, with Art Commissioner Ray Taliaferro. The TV Archive would like to thank guest-intern Siân Williams who repaired, remastered, cataloged and edited this newsfilm for the web.
- Type of material
- archival newsfilm
- Duration
- 2:45
- 16mm color, co-magnetic sound film
- Rights for this video belong to
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Date aired
- 2/24/1972
- Originally aired on
- KPIX-TV
- Identifier
- KPIX 107662
- Views
- 6173
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