27 Apr 1960 --- Using one hand, integration leader Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. pulls up the four foot cross that was burned on the front lawn of his home on April 26th. With King is his son Martin Luther III, 2. The cross, symbol for the Ku Klux Klan was among the many that were burned at a number of negro dwellings throughout the city. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

Unsurprisingly, Martin Luther King Jr. received multiple death during his time as a civil rights leader. In this famous photo, Dr. King and his son are seen on their front lawn.

27 Apr 1960, Atlanta, Georgia, USA --- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holds his two-year old son Martin Luther King III as he stands near a burnt cross in front of his home in Atlanta, Georgia. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

Dr. King is removing a burned cross (practice associated with the Ku Klux Klan), which was hammered into his lawn, while his son watches.

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