Anti-war March on Arlington Cemetery

Black and white photo with men marching holding flags and one Torah. Picture includes Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Courtesy of Peter Geffen

This march, organized by Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, took place on February 6, 1968. In addition to Heschel and King who are at the center, others identified in the picture include Ralph Abernathy (next to King), Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath (with Torah), and Rabbi Everett Gendler (far right).

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