Presidential Proclamation 3839 of April 5, 1968, by President Lyndon B. Johnson designating Sunday, April 7, 1968, as a day of national mourning for Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Full Citation: Presidential Proclamation 3839 of April 5, 1968, by President Lyndon B. Johnson designating Sunday, April 7, 1968, as a day of national mourning for Martin Luther King, Jr.; 4/7/1968; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/presidential-proclamation-3839-of-april-5-1968-by-president-lyndon-b-johnson-designating-sunday-april-7-1968-as-a-day-of-national-mourning-for-martin-luther-king-jr/, April 30, 2026]

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