"KA-POW! I turned and looked. He had been knocked from the railing back onto the floor. Blood was everywhere." Says Dr. Samuel Kyles, a civil rights activist who was with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was assassinated. On April 4, 1968 just after 6 pm Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by James Earl Ray. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was a tragic event that would be remembered for many years to come.
Before the Shooting It was April 4th 1968, King was staying at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee with two other civil rights activists. Dr. Samuel Kyles was one the civil rights activists that witnessed the assassination. "We were just three guys hanging out," Kyles said. "None of us expected what would
Before the Shooting It was April 4th 1968, King was staying at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee with two other civil rights activists. Dr. Samuel Kyles was one the civil rights activists that witnessed the assassination. "We were just three guys hanging out," Kyles said. "None of us expected what would