On April 4, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a revered figure in the civil rights movement and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, was tragically shot and killed by James Earl Ray. The incident occurred while King was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was only 39 […]
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