President Trump signedan executive orderto declassify any remaining documents related to the assassination ofDr. Martin Luther King Jr., by James Earl Ray. The announcement came Thursday, Jan. 23, just days after Mr. Trump'sinauguration. As he signedthe order— which will also lead to the rel...
MLKAssassination Aftermath Tomorrow will mark the 41st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LIFE magazine has published a set of pictures taken of the scene at the Lorraine Motel directly after the shooting. The photogra... ...
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As he was regarded as the face of the civil rights movement, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. stunned the world. Learn about the aftermath of the assassination, including riots, a manhunt for King's killer, and the lasting legacy of King's death. Related...
“the station that was right in the courtyard of the assassination...that became the voice of widening the community.” Stax, he said, “closed down in the early ’70s because of King, because of what happened in the city.” Not long after, “the downtown area was hollowed out...and...
behind us,” former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday.The remark was one of two thinly veiled references to President Donald Trump that Holder made during his appearance at a symposium on the first of three days of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination....
Rev. Jackson, who was part of King’s inner circle in 1968—and witnessed his assassination—weighs in on that shocking moment, its turbulent aftermath and carrying forth the dream.
The artist notes that while Martin’s activism has often overshadowed her own, Coretta played a key role in the civil rights movement, particularly in securing her husband’s legacy in the years after his 1968 assassination. She founded the Martin Luther King Jr....
In the wake of her husband’s assassination, Coretta Scott King carried forward the Poor People’s Campaign, but much of the momentum was lost following the loss of the movement’s leader. On May 12, 1968, she led demonstrators on the long march to Washington, D.C., where they camped ...
Motivation Mondaysis open to anyone who wishes to share a motivational quote, photo, personal challenge or a post that encourages others to start the week on an upbeat note. Basic Instructions:Each week, I will have a motivation word to help us create a response. (See listed words for the...