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The bullet that killed him struck in the jaw, slashed through his jugular artery and spinal cord then proceeded to lodge into his shoulder. Blood gushed from a gaping wound in his face and neck. James Earl Ray killed king, the family decided NOT to press charges...but James died in jail.
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∙ 15y agoKing was booked in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, owned by black businessman Walter Bailey (and named after his wife). King's close friend and colleague, Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, who was present at the assassination, told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that King and his entourage stayed in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel so often that it was known as the "King-Abernathy Suite.
According to biographer Taylor Branch, King's last words were to musician Ben Branch, who was scheduled to perform that night at an event King was going to attend: "Ben, make sure you play 'Take My Hand, Precious Lord' in the meeting tonight. Play it real pretty.
At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, while he was standing on the motel's second floor balcony, King was struck by a single bullet fired from a rifle. The bullet travelled through the right side of his neck, smashing his throat and then going down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder.
King was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where doctors opened his chest and performed manual heart massage. He was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. According to biographer Taylor Branch, King's autopsy revealed that though he was only 39 years old, he had the heart of a 60 year old man.
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∙ 10y agoin the head
he got shot in the head by james earl ray
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∙ 14y agoHis neck, which shattered his spine (in more than one sense he he)
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∙ 15y agohe was standing on a balcony and a man walked in on him and shot him with a rifle gun ....boohoo
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∙ 15y agoThe lorraine hotel in Memphis Tenesee. I believe in the chest. What a loss but so much good has come from it like almost all bad things there is always a silver lining.
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∙ 8y agoHe was hit by a .30-06 caliber rifle bullet that had entered his right jaw, then traveled through his neck, severing his spinal cord, and stopped in his shoulder blade.
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Martin Luther king junior got shot in the head by James earl ray Standing on a motel balcony Memphis Tennessee
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∙ 12y agoWhat I heard was a pistol.
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How did dr martin Luther king jr get people to support him an believe in his dream?
A big part of this was his amazing rhetoric skills and speech ability it was difficult not to want to listen to him. It is also a fact that his religious motives played a part in his passionate belief.
What are the release dates for Meeting of Minds - 1977 Florence Nightingale Plato Martin Luther Voltaire Part 2 2-2?
Meeting of Minds - 1977 Florence Nightingale Plato Martin Luther Voltaire Part 2 2-2 was released on: USA: 13 March 1978
Does Saint Martin have a flag?
The French Part of Saint Martin has not a flag of owns.
When the civil rights movement was?
This depends on what civil rights movement you are talking about. The civil rights movement started in the year of 1954 and ended in the year of 1965 for the United States of America. In this there were many boycotts and Martin Luther King Jr was part of that. i think we should remember that he put his whole heart into this. -MY birthday is today
What difference did Martin Luther King Jr make?
wow really? u must not no alot about martin Luther kind lol heres what he didMartin Luther King, Jr. was an African-American clergyman who advocated social change through non-violent means. A powerful speaker and a man of great spiritual strength, he shaped the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. King was pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama from 1954-59. There he led blacks in the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, an action inspired by the arrest of Rosa Parks when she refused to give up her seat on a public bus. Racial segregation on city buses was ruled unconstitutional in 1956; the boycott ended in success, and King had become a national figure. King returned to his home town of Atlanta in 1959 and became co-pastor with his father of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, a position he held until his death. On the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1963, King organized a march on Washington, D.C. that drew 200,000 people demanding equal rights for minorities. King won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming at the time the youngest recipient ever. His writings included Stride Toward Freedom (1958, a history of the Montgomery bus boycott), Why We Can't Wait (1963) and Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community (1967). King was shot to death by James Earl Ray in 1968 while visiting Memphis, Tennessee.King married Coretta Scott on 18 June 1953. The couple had four children: Yolanda (born 1955), Martin Luther III (b. 1957), Dexter (b. 1961), and Bernice (b. 1963)... He graduated from Morehouse College in 1948, then attended Crozer Theological Seminary (now part of the Colgate Rochester Divinity School) and Boston University, where he earned a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology in 1955.Dr. King joins Marian Anderson and other African American leaders in our loop on Black History Month.Other champions of non-violent resistance: Mohandas Gandhi and Henry David Thoreau.
Why is martin Luther king studied in history books?
Martin Luther King studies are in history books because he is a major part of American history.
What was not a part of Martin Luther King Jr's plan?
Violence
Was martin Luther king jr part of the NAACP?
yes he certainly was....come on
The official name of Martin Luther's hometown?
Martin Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, which was a part of the Holy Roman Empire. If you are refering to Martin Luther King Jr he was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia
Was Martin Luther King a Catholic?
No, Martin Luther King was a Baptist, a church which split off from the Church of England. It, as well as the Church of England, is considered as a Protestant denomination and not a part of the Catholic Church.
Did Martin Luther Jr King do any actives In school?
He was part of the Black club.
What was not part of the rhetoric of Dr Martin Luther King Jr's I have a dream speech?
Slang
Who were two of the prominent civil rights activists during the early part of the 1960s?
martin Luther king & Rosa parks. i have a dream!
What is Ebenezer Baptist Church famous for?
Ebenezer Baptist Church is famous because it was the church to the famous and influential King family, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. It is part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, which is made up of several buildings that surround the boyhood of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Under what circumstances did Martin Luther King Jr gives his speech?
The circumstances in which Martin Luther King Jr gave his "I have a dream" speech was part of the march on Washington. It was one of the largest political rallies in history.
How did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. take part in the civil rights movement?
yes he did
How was Martin Luther King Jr a big part in the Civil Rights Movement?
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