Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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title:
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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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 at age 39. He was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on Jun
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1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
date created:
2008-01-14T16:56:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:47:13Z
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