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.…
Who Really Killed JFK? John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. John F. Kennedy was born is Brookline, Massachusetts. On November 8, 1960, he became the youngest president at age 43. He was the 35th president of the United States.…
Mr. Kings Letter from Birmingham Jail What will be addressed in this paper is some of the things that were going on in the time of Martin Luther King Jr, while he was writing his letter. As well as how some of the others in his time were treated, and how he was a civil rights activist. This paper will also speak to him fight for his rights and the way he lived in his life Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther king was many different things during his life; he was a minster, civil rights activist, and someone who fought against racial segregation.…
James Earl Ray is the man responsible for civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. death. On April 4, 1968, Ray shot king standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel. The police confirmed that Ray shot king using a rifle from a window of a rented room across the street (“James”). He immediately fled from the scene and it took over two months for the FBI to catch him in London (Biography). Ray pled guilty for murder in 1969 and was sentenced to ninety nine years.…
Unit Assessment The socioeconomic and political momentum African Americans achieved during the reconstruction era hit a solid wall of constitutionalized Jim Crow laws, laws legalized by the Plessey v Ferguson Supreme Court Case, which segregated black and white Americans. African Americans remained on the receiving end of racial discrimination and terrorism for almost a century. Although it had made no progress for almost a century, the push for African American rights gained a lot of momentum during the 1950's due to excellent leadership, the cold war, and Presidential Support Martin Luther King, The man who spearheaded the Civil Rights Movement, was born on January 15, 1929. During his college years, King was heavily influenced by…
Martin Luther King born January 15, 1929 during his short lived life he accomplished many thing. Dr. King was assassinated after his speech on April 4, 1968 at the age of 39, his killed was James Earl Ray. Dr. Martin Luther King was a power leader and speaker for the blacks one that dream that one day that this nation would stand for racism a poverty, materialism. We all know that his dream was one that only a few in his time would live to see it come to pass. He had spend many of hours and countless days in preaching and teaching his followers.…
President Kennedy’s Assassination On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy paraded through downtown Dallas, Texas, in a motorcade. He was shot and killed in his convertible as many watched helplessly in the crowd. The car rushed to Parkland Hospital, just a few miles away. Doctors tried valiantly to save him.…
Malala yousefzai vs Martin Luther king Jr. By Zion De`Shion Reaves Have you ever heard of Martin Luther king Jr. or have you heard of Malala yousefzai? You probably have heard of both of them but they have similarities and differences too. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born to parents Martin Luther King and Alberta Williams.…
In the evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot which struck his face and neck. He was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had came to lead a peaceful march. All he wonted to do was to let blacks hang out with whites and let them act their self. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights leader who was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Martin was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:00.…
He was shot one time at his motel in Memphis, Tennessee. If you think about it his assassination was justified because the murderer went to jail, King died as an icon, and he left a mark on black and white people for what he did. However, the person who murdered Martin Luther King was James Earl Ray. James was not a very smart person because he left…
JFK’s Assassination On November 22, 1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was murdered in Dallas, Texas. The bullets of that were shot passed through John F. Kennedy’s head and rang out as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza. U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald on his own fired 3 shots from the Texas School Book Depository by the motorcade route. Lee Harvey Oswald killed John F. Kennedy.…
In 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray supposedly. James Earl Ray was a petty thief that had an arrest record stemming from 1949 until 1968. James Earl Ray was sentenced to the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1960 to serve a twenty year sentence. He had a rap sheet for petty crimes but was he capable of murdering someone? James escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967 and was on the loose for over eleven months.…
After a while Malcolm X started to get some enemies along the way. Someone firebombed his home. And then one week later, on February 21, 1965; Malcolm was shot down while he was giving a speech at a rally for his organization in New York City. He was shot down by a member of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X’s killer’s name was Thomas Hagan.…
Martin Luther King, Jr., born on January 15, 1929, was born as Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. King spent his first twelve years in the Auburn Avenue home with his parents. Growing…
Discrimination, joblessness, poverty, segregation, and housing problems prompted many urban riots in the 1960s. While some riots happened due to specific events, all of these incidents of civil unrest took place in areas with a large population of African Americans. According to Thomson Gale of Encyclopedia.com, if there was a sufficient African American population and something set them off, in those days it was enough to start a riot. History.com asserts that the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. sparked many riots in the days following his death on April 4, 1968.…