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RFK Funeral Train
Today marks the anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s funeral. On June 8, 1968, a train carried the casket from the funeral in New York to the burial in Arlington, Va. Magnum photographer Paul Fusco was on the train and documented the remarkable public display of grief and solidarity. UNITED STATES—Robert Kennedy funeral train, 1968.
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Book of the Week RFK Funeral Train by Paul Fusco Thirty-nine years ago this week in Los Angeles, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. A funeral train carried his body from New York City to Washington, D.C. In RFK Funeral Train, Paul Fusco documents the funeral train procession. Despite the hot weather, hundreds of thousands of people stood along the train tracks waiting to pay their respects. | Join the Fray © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos What do you think of these photos? Join the Fray, our reader discussion forum. Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world. Bruno Barbey |