- Collection:
- The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Title:
- Piggly Wiggly store closed following the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Creator:
- The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Scroggins, Bill - Date of Original:
- 1968-04-09
- People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Description:
- A Piggly Wiggly store is closed following the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4 in Memphis Tennessee. Unrest following the news of King's death has resulted in damage to the store.
2300 Marshall Street, Columbia, S.C. - Local Identifier:
- state_267_0349
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm16817.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16817coll21/id/6240
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright The State Media Company. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the Walker Local and Family History Center at Richland Library, Columbia, S.C. 29201.
- Original Collection:
- Box 267, Riot damage, 4D-0276, The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Contributing Institution:
- Richland Library
- Rights:
-
