Scripto

Mary Gurley, one of the most well-known soloists in the Ebenezer choir, and a former leader of the Scripto Pen strike, sang “My Heavenly Father Watches over Me.”

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

However, when the mostly female workforce at Scripto—whose leaders included Mary Gurley, an influential congregant at Ebenezer Baptist Church— went on strike demanding better wages, Martin Luther King Jr. had got involved.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

Mary Gurley, one of the most well-known soloists in the Ebenezer choir, and a former leader of the Scripto Pen strike, sang “My Heavenly Father Watches over Me.”

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

†The former site of the Scripto plant is now part of the King Historic District near downtown Atlanta.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

Private security officers loaned by the Scripto company safeguarded the house as well.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

However, when the mostly female workforce at Scripto—whose leaders included Mary Gurley, an influential congregant at Ebenezer Baptist Church— went on strike demanding better wages, Martin Luther King Jr. had got involved.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

†The former site of the Scripto plant is now part of the King Historic District near downtown Atlanta.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

A few extra guards stood watch; they had been sent and paid for by the head of Scripto, the pen company whose workers Martin Luther King had supported in a strike.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

Private security officers loaned by the Scripto company safeguarded the house as well.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

A few extra guards stood watch; they had been sent and paid for by the head of Scripto, the pen company whose workers Martin Luther King had supported in a strike.

Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011