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Assassination of Martin Luther King, 1968
April 4, 1968- Memphis Tennessee, United States: Police search for suspects of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was mortally wounded on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel earlier in the evening. King had traveled to Memphis in support of striking African American city sanitation workers who had staged a walkout to protest unequal wages and working conditions. Several sanitation workers had been killed on the job due to unsafe working conditions. The American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of his motel room. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King, a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. Despite the urging for calm by many leaders after his death, a nationwide wave of riots erupted in more than 100 cities. After the assassination, the city of Memphis quickly settled the strike on favorable terms to the sanitation workers. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary; he died in prison on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70. (Art Shay/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. (FOTO: DUKAS/ACTIONPRESS)
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Protestors walk toward the U.S. Capitol as part of the Stand Aganst Poverty March. The event is organized by the Poor People's Campaign, led by Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis and reviving a mission led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Photo by Michael Candelori / Pacific Press/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 23518425
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NEWS - USA: Demonstrationen gegen Rassismus am Martin Luther King Tag
January 15, 2018 - New York, New York, United States - On January 15, 2018; the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., community and labor advocates organized a Rally Against Racism in Times Square Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets standing up for immigrants from Haiti, throughout Africa, El Salvador, and other nations that have become targets of Trump’s racist comments and bigotry (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - USA: Demonstrationen gegen Rassismus am Martin Luther King Tag
January 15, 2018 - New York, New York, United States - On January 15, 2018; the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., community and labor advocates organized a Rally Against Racism in Times Square Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets standing up for immigrants from Haiti, throughout Africa, El Salvador, and other nations that have become targets of Trump’s racist comments and bigotry (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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NEWS - USA: Demonstrationen gegen Rassismus am Martin Luther King Tag
January 15, 2018 - New York, New York, United States - On January 15, 2018; the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., community and labor advocates organized a Rally Against Racism in Times Square Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets standing up for immigrants from Haiti, throughout Africa, El Salvador, and other nations that have become targets of Trump’s racist comments and bigotry (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Assassination of Martin Luther King, 1968
April 8, 1968- Memphis Tennessee, United States: Participants gather for a Silent March in Memphis following the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Thousands of people gathered to honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. who was gunned down on the balcony at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. King had traveled to Memphis in support of striking African American city sanitation workers who had staged a walkout to protest unequal wages and working conditions. Several sanitation workers had been killed on the job due to unsafe working conditions. The American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of his motel room. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King, a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. Despite the urging for calm by many leaders after his death, a nationwide wave of riots erupted in more than 100 cities. After the assassination, the city of Memphis quickly settled the strike on favorable terms to the sanitation workers. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary; he died in prison on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70. (Art Shay/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Assassination of Martin Luther King, 1968
April 8, 1968- Memphis Tennessee, United States: Coretta Scott King and James Abernathy lead a Silent March in Memphis following the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Andrew Young, on the right. Thousands gathered to honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. who was gunned down on the balcony at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. King had traveled to Memphis in support of striking African American city sanitation workers who had staged a walkout to protest unequal wages and working conditions. Several sanitation workers had been killed on the job due to unsafe working conditions. The American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of his motel room. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King, a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. Despite the urging for calm by many leaders after his death, a nationwide wave of riots erupted in more than 100 cities. After the assassination, the city of Memphis quickly settled the strike on favorable terms to the sanitation workers. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary; he died in prison on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70. (Art Shay/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Assassination of Martin Luther King, 1968
April 8, 1968- Memphis Tennessee, United States: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s coffin is loaded onto a plane headed for Atlanta. Martin Luther King, Jr. was gunned down on the balcony at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. King had traveled to Memphis in support of striking African American city sanitation workers who had staged a walkout to protest unequal wages and working conditions. Several sanitation workers had been killed on the job due to unsafe working conditions. The American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of his motel room. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King, a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. Despite the urging for calm by many leaders after his death, a nationwide wave of riots erupted in more than 100 cities. After the assassination, the city of Memphis quickly settled the strike on favorable terms to the sanitation workers. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary; he died in prison on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70. (Art Shay/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Assassination of Martin Luther King, 1968
April 5, 1968- Memphis Tennessee, United States: A mourner observes the body of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s laying in casket. Dr. King was mortally wounded on the balcony of room 306 at the Lorraine Motel at 6:01 pm. King had traveled to Memphis in support of striking African American city sanitation workers who had staged a walkout to protest unequal wages and working conditions. Several sanitation workers had been killed on the job due to unsafe working conditions. The American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of his motel room. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King, a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. Despite the urging for calm by many leaders after his death, a nationwide wave of riots erupted in more than 100 cities. After the assassination, the city of Memphis quickly settled the strike on favorable terms to the sanitation workers. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary; he died in prison on April 23, 1998, at the age of 70. (Art Shay/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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