Rebecca Burns

James Burns

About The Author

Rebecca Burns is a journalist, author, and instructor. Her writing and reporting projects focus on Southern history, civil rights, urban planning, and social and economic justice. Burns is the author of three books on Atlanta history including Burial for a King, which chronicles the aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and his funeral in Atlanta.

Books by Rebecca Burns

Burial for a King

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral and the Week that Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation

By Rebecca Burns
A compelling, original, and illuminating account chronicling the historic week between Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination and his funeral.
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