Martin luther king jr.
Martin luther king jr death hotel.
The lorraine hotel in memphis is the historic site of martin luther king jr s assassination on april 4 1968.
Its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the united states from the 17th century to the present.
Martin luther king jr.
Martin luther king jr.
Martin luther king jr.
Was a social activist and baptist minister who played a key role in the american civil rights movement from the mid 1950s until his assassination in.
The lorraine motel where king was murdered later became a civil rights museum.
Was assassinated in memp.
His assassination took place just a day after king s legendary speech at the mason temple church of god in christ.
Is shot to death at a hotel in memphis tennessee.
He has never told the story that resonates in him as loud as the gunshot he heard when dr.
The national civil rights museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in memphis tennessee.
The museum is built around the former lorraine motel which was the site of the assassination of martin luther king jr.
His assassination took place just a day after king s legendary speech at the mason temple church of god in christ which is largely quoted and referenced even today.
He died an hour.
A single shot fired by james earl ray from over 200 feet away at a nearby motel struck king in the neck.
Cst he was rushed to st.
Martin luther king jr an american clergyman and civil rights leader was fatally shot at the lorraine motel in memphis tennessee on april 4 1968 at 6 01 p m.
King died at st.
Joseph s hospital where he died at 7 05 p m he was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement and a nobel peace prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience.