Marcus and Yetta Danneman papers on the King family, 1961-2006.

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Marcus and Yetta Danneman papers on the King family, 1961-2006.

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The collection contains correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and other items chiefly documenting Marcus and Yetta Danneman's relationship with the King family. Correspondence includes letters, cards, telegrams, and other items from Coretta Scott King and other members of the King family to Marcus and Yetta Danneman. Other correspondence documents monetary contributions Marcus and Yetta Danneman made to various organization. Photographs include 1961 images of Coretta Scott King and unidentified women modeling clothes in a fashion show at Ebenezer Baptist Church; photographs of Coretta Scott King and others, possibly at a building opening ceremony; and several unidentified photographs. There are also programs, booklets, and pamphlets relating to Ebenezer Baptist Church, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change, and the historic and park site dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr.; magazines and newspapers articles about Martin Luther King Jr., the King family, and Marcus and Yetta Danneman; certificates awarded to Marcus and Yetta Danneman for their service to their community; books inscribed to the Dannemans from Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Sr., and Martin Luther King Jr.; and audiodisc and cassette recordings of Martin Luther King Jr.

About 150 items (2.0 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7156684

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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King, Martin Luther, 1899-1984

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Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Danneman, Marcus

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Marcus and Yetta Danneman, a Jewish couple, owned a grocery store in Atlanta, Ga., from 1939 to 1986. Their grocery store's parking lot abutted the parking lot of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Sr.'s family attended and pastored. Marcus and Yetta Danneman's grocery store primarily served the African American community, including the King family. Yetta Danneman also opened a dress shop in the neighborhood. Marcus Danneman was a pallbearer at the funeral of Martin Luther King Sr...

King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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Coretta Scott King (b. April 27, 1927, Marion, AL–d. Jan. 30, 2006, Rosarito Beach, Mexico) was the wife of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. She attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and earned a degree from the New England Conservatory of Music studying under Marie Sundelius. She met King in Boston and they were married in 1953. They had four children: Yolanda (1955), Martin III (1957), Dexter (1961), and Bernice (1963).The King family lived in Montgomery, Alabama. Mrs. ...

Danneman, Yetta

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Marcus and Yetta Danneman, a Jewish couple, owned a grocery store in Atlanta, Ga., from 1939 to 1986. Their grocery store's parking lot abutted the parking lot of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Sr.'s family attended and pastored. Marcus and Yetta Danneman's grocery store primarily served the African American community, including the King family. Yetta Danneman also opened a dress shop in the neighborhood. Marcus Danneman was a pallbearer at the funeral of Martin Luther King Sr...