Posted by 4Danielle on September 3, 2009 at 6:32pm
Martin Luther King Jr. was on his way to Memphis, TN on April 3rd, but he ended up getting there later than what he expected because there was a bomb threat for his flight before takeoff. He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 at 6:01 p.m. He was on the balcony at the Lorraine Motel where he came to lead a march in support of striking sanitation workers. He was instantly shot by a Sniper by 36 year old James Earl Ray on the right side of his face.He died at St. Joseph Hospital 7:05 PM that evening. On March 10, 1969, Ray pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to prison for 99 years.
I think that schools should talk about Martin Luther King Jr. more, not very many kids know all that much about him, cause i don't think they even care all that much anymore since it was way back before we were even born. This stuff is really interesting and I found out about a lot of stuff I had no clue happended!
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