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Society & Daily Life4 April 1968

assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST, Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was rushed to St.

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Key figures

Martin Luther King Jr.James Earl RayLoyd Jowers

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