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THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MURDER
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Murder
William D. Rolle
Keiser University
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Murder
Abstract
???????? ?On 4th April in the year 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to his death by an assassin sniper. On the evening of that fateful day, Dr. King was murdered while standing on the Lorraine Motel balcony in Memphis Tennessee. The suspected assassin was James Earl Ray, and therefore he was arrested and charged for committing this heinous crime. Ray pleaded guilty to committing the crime and was sentenced to ninety-nine (99) years in prison. The media extensively covered this crime since Dr. King was a prominent activist of civil rights at the time.
Introduction
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