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   When did Martin Luther King die?

   • April 4, 1968 At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

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   Who killed Martin Luther King Jr?

   • Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. His murder led to an outpouring of anger among Black Americans, as well as a period of national mourning that helped speed the way for lasting civil rights legislation.

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   When was Martin Luther King assassinated?

   • Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., mortal shooting of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Learn more about the background, details, and aftermath of the assassination in this article.

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   When did Martin Luther King Jr go to Memphis?

   • On the morning of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. readied to head to Memphis, Tennessee, for the third time in as many weeks in support of the city's striking sanitation workers. The first trip had brought a crowd of 15,000 to hear the weary but still commanding civil rights leader speak at Bishop Charles Mason Temple on March 18.

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   Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights movement leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital , where he died at 7:05 p.m.

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   Jan 28, 2010 · Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by a sniper on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, while supporting a sanitation workers' strike. His death sparked riots, national mourning and a civil rights legislation, and remains a controversial and influential event in American history.

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   May 22, 2024 · The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, occurred on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Learn more about the background, details, and aftermath of the assassination in this article.

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   Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot dead on 4 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, while preparing for a march for striking sanitation workers. James Earl Ray confessed to the crime and was sentenced to 99 years in prison, but later recanted and claimed to be framed.

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   Jan 29, 2021 · Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, while supporting the sanitation workers' strike. He delivered his famous 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech the night before his death, and his legacy inspired millions of people.

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   Nov 24, 2009 · Learn about the life, legacy and death of the civil rights leader who was shot in Memphis while supporting a sanitation workers' strike. Find out who killed him, how he was buried and why some doubted his conviction.

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    At 6:01 pm, as he stood on the balcony, King was mortally wounded by a bullet that entered the right side of his face, fractured his jaw, exited his lower face, and reentered his body through the neck area, severing vital arteries and causing multiple fractures to his spine.