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Moving Photos From MLK 50 Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

By Cristina Coppin · Updated October 24, 2020

Hundreds gather across the country to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death.

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Memphis, Tenn.

 A man wears a shirt commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. outside the National Civil Rights Museum, in Memphis, Tenn.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Mark Humphrey/AP/REX/Shutterstock

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Memphis, Tenn.

People gather for events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tenn.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Mark Humphrey/AP/REX/Shutterstock

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Memphis, Tenn.

People arrive for a ceremony at Mason Temple, Church of God in Christ to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images

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Memphis, Tenn.

People hold signs resembling the signs carried by striking sanitation workers in 1968 as they join in events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tenn.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Mark Humphrey/AP/REX/Shutterstock

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Washington, DC

Marchers gather at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial for a silent walk to a prayer service on the National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Washington, DC

Women gather with other faith leaders for a silent march from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to the National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Memphis, Tenn.

People wait to visit the National Civil Rights Museum at the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images

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Washington, DC

Marchers silently walk from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to the National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination in Washington, DC

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

09
Washington, DC

A woman sings “This Little Light of Mine” with thousands of others on the National Mall during a prayer rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

10
Washington, DC

Thousands gather on the National Mall for a prayer rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Washington, DC

People commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., hold a silent prayer walk from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial past the Washington Monument to the National Mall in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

SAUL LOEB/Getty Images

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Washington, DC

Thousands gather on the National Mall for a prayer rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

13
Washington, DC

Members of Definition of Percussion Entertainment lead marchers from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to the National Mall to mark the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

14
Washington, DC

Thousands gather on the National Mall for a prayer rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Washington, DC.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

15
Memphis, Tenn.

A woman holds a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination April 4, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images

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Atlanta, GA

A man kneels at the gravesite of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Atlanta, GA.

Moving Photos From Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes From Memphis, Washington D.C.and Atlanta

David Goldman/AP/REX/Shutterstock

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