There are several explanations revolving around Martin Luther King, Jr. The events surrounding King's death remain controversial to this day, nearly 30 years after the fact. But perhaps more controversial than the facts of the case itself is the lack of the continued public outrage over the poor investigation and conflicting evidence regarding the assassination.
At 6:01 on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ready to leave his hotel to get dinner. He leaned over his railing to speak with his chauffeur and was shot by a high-powered rifle. King immediately fell to the concrete floor, where he lay dying. An aide then pointed to the window of Bessie Brewer's boarding house where allegedly James Earl Ray fired the shot. However, a lot of things doubt this explanation. For instance, Ray had a poor shot in the Army. Also, the bullet recovered from King's body has not been effectively tested and has not been proven to match Ray's alleged murder weapon. Only one witness claimed to have seen Ray leaving the boarding house bathroom, a man named Charles Stephens. According to two other sources, Stephens was extremely drunk at the time. Two other witnesses saw someone leaving the boarding house bathroom. One witness, Bessie Brewer, the owner of the boarding house, could not identify the individual and refused to identify Ray as the man she had rented a room to. .
Two minutes after the shot was fired, a bundle containing the 30.06 Remington rifle allegedly used in the assassination and some of Ray's belongings were found in the doorway of the Canipe Amusement Company, next door to the boarding house. Ray would have had to fire the shot from his position in the bathroom, exit, go to his room to collect his belongings, thenwrap and tie it all in a bundle. He then would have had to leave his room, run down the stairs and out of the boarding house, stash the bundle next door, and get away from the scene unnoticed all within two minutes.
Some of these included the right to vote, integrated schools, the death of MLK jr., and all around equality. ... Another effect, maybe the saddest effect of the movement, was the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. he was a huge influence and benefactor of the civil rights movement. ... For example, Rosa P0arks may not have sat down in the front of that bus without courage instilled by MLK. ...
Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen to lead the protest group in a boycott of the Montgomery city bus system. ... Kennedy was assassinated, he was a strong supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and this may have contributed to the reasons why he was assassinated. ... Unfortunately, three years later Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. ... Montgomery Bus Boycott' In unknown textbook, pp. 36-37 (Hand-out) Rosa Parks (1996), Interviewed by Kira Albin [on-line] Available from Internet: http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement...
This was also, unfortunately, the time that the assassinations of important leaders took place. ... Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., all happened in the 60's. ... The Kennedy Era came to an abrupt halt with the result of his assassination on November 22, 1963 (Chalmers 25). ... Also, there to help organize the voting rights march, was Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Malcolm was assassinated February 21, 1965, while addressing an OAAU rally in New York City. ...
Unfortunately, the assassination of the President, growing racial strife, and U.S involvement in Vietnam prematurely ended the ideals that could have made the 1960's more successful towards ending racial prejudice and poverty. ... Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 when he visited Texas to improve his chances for victory in the presidential election the following year. ... The assassination of MLK Jr. furthered upheaval. ... Though many things were accomplished, such as a small percentage of unemployment and acts that intended to halt discrimination and help the poor, this was nothing c...
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MLK Jr. was respected by most but was criticized by others. People like Malcolm X, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton saw Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... This violence was used as the backbone of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. ... In 1963 after President Kennedy's assassination Malcolm stated that it was a case of the "Chickens coming home to the roost-. ...
MLK Jr. was respected by most but was criticized by others. People like Malcolm X, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton saw Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... This violence was used as the backbone of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. ... In 1963 after President Kennedy's assassination Malcolm stated that it was a case of the "Chickens coming home to the roost-. ...
The most prominent however, was Martin Luther King Jr. and his movement of nonviolent civil action. Inspired by the belief that love and peaceful protest could eliminate social injustice, Martin Luther King, Jr., became the most influential black leader during the Civil Rights movement. ... As he said after Malcolm X's assassination, "We as a society have not learned to disagree without being violently disagreeable" (Davis, 1974.) ...
