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Jan 28, 2010 · Learn about the events, background and legacy of the 1968 killing of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. Find out how his death sparked riots, spurred civil rights legislation and influenced the Black Power movement.
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.
Mar 28, 2024 · The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the earthshaking events of 1968 that made it among the most tumultuous and momentous years in American history. The civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the antiwar movement all were in full swing as the year began. King’s opposition to the Vietnam War had been building steadily ...
Jan 29, 2021 · Learn how the civil rights icon was shot and killed on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee, while supporting the striking sanitation workers. Explore the events, reactions and controversies that followed his death and its impact on the movement.
Learn about the circumstances and aftermath of the 1968 shooting of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. Find out who confessed to the crime, how the investigation was conducted, and what controversies remain.
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Ralph David Abernathy eulogizing Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968. On April 9 a seven-and-one-half hour series of funeral rites for King was held in Atlanta, beginning with a private funeral at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Abernathy opened the service by saying that “one of the darkest hours of mankind” was at hand.
