Law Assignment Script : Martin Luther King Jnr Assassination

     It was a glorious April 4th evening as Martin Luther King and hundreds of followers were gathering for a civil rights march. Many cheered on as the civil rights leader graciously out step on the second floor balcony of the Motel Lorraine. Roaring cheers rose from the crowd rose up as Martin Luther King stand there waving his arm with his heart warming smile waiting for the uprising taper off so he can continue with his speech. When suddenly a piercing blast broke the noise and the crowd’s cheerful spirit died. A cold chill went through all who were present fore in the back of their minds there was no doubt that their King had just been

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. His assassination was a very heartbreaking topic. He was shot by James Earl Ray by a single rifle shot. Martin Luther King's Assassination was unjustified.

Who was the actual assassin of Martin Luther King? Over time various researchers have discovered a variety of potential associations or people to put the blame on. The main being the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), The United States Army, James Earl Ray, and several other miscellaneous groups. What I have learned from the Martin Luther King conspiracy video is James Earl Ray, the man convicted of the crime was not intelligent enough to pull off this assassination. Yes, he was at the Motel across the street where the gunshots came from, and his fingerprints were on the gun but, in my opinion it just doesn't add up. Attorney William Pepper who fought to prove the innocence of James really made valid arguments

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was originally the prime suspect and was brought in for a trial two months after the death. Based on the advice of his attorney, to avoid a possible death penalty Ray admitted to the murder of MLK. 3 days later he recanted his plea and said he didn't commit the murder.

Martin Luther King was an enthusiastic, inspiring, determined African American in a time where all those traits were difficult to achieve; these traits were especially complicated for him because of his skin color. He did many great things and showed communities that equality was an option to be considered. King had many impactful speeches and protests which impacted the civil rights movement in a positive way for mainly African Americans. He won the Nobel Peace Prize when he was 35, and was the youngest person to win the prize at the time. Four years after receiving the award, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee while standing on his hotel balcony. Across the country people reacted violently by rioting, protesting, and grieving over

To many million of American americans , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the prophet of their crusade for racial equality. He was their voice of anguish,their battle cry for human dignity. He forged for them the weapons of nonviolence that withstood and blunted the ferocity of segregation.And to many millions of American whites, he was one of a group of african americans who preserved the bridge of communication between races when racial warfare threatened the United States in the nineteen-sixties.In his dedication to non-violence, Dr. King was caught between white and african american extremists as racial tensions engulfed into arson, gunfire and looting in many of the cities during the summer of 1967.Militant african americans argued that only by violence and segregation could the group attain self-respect, dignity and real equality in the United States. when he led a protest march through downtown Memphis, Tennesse. a group of african american youths suddenly began breaking store windows and looting, and one african american was shot to death.Two days later, however, Dr. King said he would stage another demonstration that attributed the violence to his own "miscalculation.”At the time he was assassinated in Memphis, Dr. King was involved in one of his greatest plans to dramatize the plight of the poor and stir Congress to help african americans. Other times mlk was

However his alibi isn’t air tight since many people saw Ray flee from the crime scene after the gun was fired. His fingerprints were also found on the rifle in the room Ray was renting at the Memphis flop house.

Martin Luther King Jr. born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia with the name of Michael King Jr.. He was the second child of Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His father was a minister of Ebenezer Baptist church and with Martin spent a lot of time in church. He grew up in a period in United States when african americans suffered from segregation and discrimination. In 1953, he married Coretta Scott and they had four children. Martin was inspired to fight for the civil rights with non-violence of Mahamat Ghandi. In 1964, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He died on the evening of April 4, 1968; he was shot in Memphis, Tennessee.

Martin Luther King Jr. was not only a huge civil rights activist, but a person to look up to in such dire times. He gave people hope and spoke of the equality for all. Due to his popularity and worldwide recognition, his death was of course a huge topic to be discussed. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther Jr. was shot outside his hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was rushed to the hospital and later pronounced dead at 7:05 that evening. The announcement of his death immediately caused an uproar and later even violence to occur. Martin Luther King Jr’s death was no ordinary death, upon investigating the case, questions were being brought up. This lead to conspiracy theories to be made about the case of his murder.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot in 1968 on while standing on his motel room’s balcony in Memphis, Tennessee, and approximately an hour later the charismatic civil rights activist was pronounced dead (Safferstein, 2015). Immediately following the assassination of Dr. King outrage spread throughout the nation, and riots ensued, as citizens furiously demanded Dr. King’s assassin be captured (History.com Staff, 2009). Eventually, on June 8, 1968 Dr. King’s suspected assassin James Earl Ray was arrested at a London airport, and Ray was extradited to the United States (History.com Staff, 2009). The gap between Ray’s capture, and the assassination, lead to immense speculation and the creation of several conspiracy theories involving Dr. King’s assassination, but let us examine the keys facts

He was assassinated in 1968. He was an 1964 Nobel Peace Martin Luther King dreamt that all inhabitants of the United States would be judged by their personal qualities and not by the color of their skin. In April 1968 he was murdered by a white racist. Four years earlier, he had received the Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign against racism winner.Martin luther king jr’s dad was michael martin luther king sr. Martin luther king jr got his education from Morehouse college,b.a,1948;crozer

On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray parked his white Mustang on South Main around 4:00 pm. He rented a room under an assumed name on the second floor of a rooming house, which was located above a bar grille. The room gave him a view of the hotel that Dr. Martin Luther King was lodging at. Later, James Earl Ray purchased a pair of binoculars and return to his room. Shortly, after around 6:00 pm, Dr. King was shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel from a 30.06 rifle. Afterward, a bundle was found containing the rifle with a scope, a cartridge in the chamber and unfired ammunition, in which the fingerprints belongs to James Earl Ray. At the beginning, Mr. Ray pled guilty and then change his story by filing a state petition. In doing

Martin Luther was a civil rights activist, a clergy and one of the key personalities behind the formation of the American Civil Rights Movement. The major goal of the movement was to advocate for the abolishment the racial discrimination of the African Americans population. King was shot on 4th April 1968 while he was his motel room at Memphis, Tennessee and was pronounced dead that evening while in hospital2. After the killing, James Earl Ray, who was convicted for murdering King, escaped but was arrested after two months in London. Many people believe that the government was involved in the assassination. Following the death of King, lots of riots and protests emerged in different cities across US.

On the night of April 3, King gave a speech at the Mason Temple Church in Memphis. Just after 6 p.m. the following day, King was standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, where he and his associates were staying, when a sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, at the age of 39

By 1968, the years of demonstrations and confrontations were beginning to wear on Martin Luther King Jr. He had grown tired of marches, going to jail, and living under the constant threat of death. He was becoming discouraged at the slow progress of civil rights in America and the increasing criticism from other African-American leaders. Plans were in the works for another march on Washington to revive his movement and bring attention to a widening range of issues. In the spring of 1968, a labor strike by Memphis sanitation workers drew King to one last crusade. On April 3, he gave his final and what proved to be an eerily prophetic speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” in which he told supporters at the Mason Temple in Memphis, "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land." The next day, while standing on a balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel, Martin Luther King Jr. was struck by a sniper's bullet. The shooter, a malcontent drifter and former convict named James Earl Ray, was eventually apprehended after a two-month, international manhunt. The killing sparked riots and demonstrations in more than 100 cities across the country. In 1969, Ray pleaded guilty to assassinating King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He died in prison on April 23, 1998.