4 April 1968

Society & Daily Life

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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Martin Luther King Jr NYWTSDick DeMarsicoPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Demonstrators with signs one reading let not his death be in vain 00841u/ Library of CongressPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Demonstrators with signs, one reading Let not his death be in vain/ Library of CongressPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Former "New Rebel Motel", Memphis, TennesseePaul SablemanCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Garment workers at the Abe Schrader Shop listen to funeral services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a portable radio, April 9, 1968. (5279005059)Kheel CenterCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Garment workers listen to funeral service for MLK on portable radio April 8 1968Kheel Center, Cornell UniversityCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Herdenkingstocht door Amsterdam voor Martin Luther King de stoet trekt door de s, Bestanddeelnr 921-2322Jack de Nijs for AnefoCC0Wikimedia Commons
Herdenkingstocht door Amsterdam voor Martin Luther King de stoet trekt door de s, Bestanddeelnr 921-2323Jack de Nijs for AnefoCC0Wikimedia Commons
Herdenkingstocht door Amsterdam voor Martin Luther King de stoet trekt door de s, Bestanddeelnr 921-2324Jack de Nijs for AnefoCC0Wikimedia Commons
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2014UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
[Columbia University protests following the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.]UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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