Sleet's Photograph
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Sleet won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for this photo of Coretta Scott King at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral the year before. Courtesy of the Associated Press.
This file appears in: Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. (1926-1996)
Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. (1926-1996)
Historical Marker #2036 in Owensboro notes the accomplishments of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Moneta J. Sleet, Jr.
Sleet was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1926. His love of photography began at an early age when his parents gave him…