Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination - HISTORY
WEBJan 28, 2010 · Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia
WEBMartin 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 at age 39.
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
WEBAt 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.
assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEB1 day ago · 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.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - Biography
WEBJan 29, 2021 · The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights icon met his end on April 4, 1968, while seeking victory for the Memphis' struggling sanitation workers. On the morning of April 3...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated - HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · Just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Memphis, …
WEB5 days ago · 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 …
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WEB1 day ago · Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Origins
WEBWhen he saw Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. step onto the balcony of room 306, he pulled the trigger. A fraction of a second later, a single .30 caliber bullet from his weapon struck the civil rights leader in the head. At 7:05 pm, doctors at St. Joseph’s Hospital pronounced Dr. King dead. He was 39.
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Miller Center
WEBPresident Lyndon Johnson's secret White House recordings provide a remarkable inside look at government officials struggling to establish control over the civil unrest in large, urban cities such as Detroit, Washington DC, and Chicago in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.