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If Ray did not shoot King from the boarding house bathroom window, where did the shot come from? One witness sitting in front of the bank of trees said he heard a rifle fire directly behind him at ground level, and not from the boarding house. Other witnesses also reported hearing the shot from ground level. At the fire station nearby, two people reported that a boy ran in and told them a similar story, but he left before police could question him. King's chauffeur, as well as some of his aides who were standing on the balcony with King, all testified that King appeared to have been lifted physically off the ground. This could not happen with a shot from the boarding house bathroom, but could happen with a shot coming from the ground below the boarding house window.
Ray allegedly escaped in a white Mustang, but several witnesses reported seeing two white Mustangs on the street on April 4. The driver of the other Mustang might have been a man in a similar suit seen several times eating at Jim's Grill near the Motel Lorraine. This mystery man became known as the "eggs and sausages man," because he started showing up shortly before the assassination and always ordered eggs and sausages. In March of 1994, Betty Spates, a former employee of Jim's Grill, signed a sworn statement stating that restaurant owner Lloyd Jowers came "running through the back door" carrying a rifle just moments after the assassination. He then placed the rifle in the trunk of his car. Jowers supposedly told Spates he would kill her if she ever told anyone what she had seen. Jowers" lawyer said it was hard to believe that an escaped convict and a restaurant owner could have pulled off King's assassination.
Although James Earl Ray is serving time for the crime, he denies that he personally killed King. However, he says that he may have been partially, but unintentionally, responsible. For almost three decades, Ray has told police that a shadowy figure named Raoul manipulated him into position as a "fall guy" for a conspiracy to assassinate King.
Some of these included the right to vote, integrated schools, the death of MLK jr., and all around equality. ... Another effect, maybe the saddest effect of the movement, was the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. he was a huge influence and benefactor of the civil rights movement. ... For example, Rosa P0arks may not have sat down in the front of that bus without courage instilled by MLK. ...
Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen to lead the protest group in a boycott of the Montgomery city bus system. ... Kennedy was assassinated, he was a strong supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and this may have contributed to the reasons why he was assassinated. ... Unfortunately, three years later Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. ... Montgomery Bus Boycott' In unknown textbook, pp. 36-37 (Hand-out) Rosa Parks (1996), Interviewed by Kira Albin [on-line] Available from Internet: http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement...
This was also, unfortunately, the time that the assassinations of important leaders took place. ... Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., all happened in the 60's. ... The Kennedy Era came to an abrupt halt with the result of his assassination on November 22, 1963 (Chalmers 25). ... Also, there to help organize the voting rights march, was Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Malcolm was assassinated February 21, 1965, while addressing an OAAU rally in New York City. ...
Unfortunately, the assassination of the President, growing racial strife, and U.S involvement in Vietnam prematurely ended the ideals that could have made the 1960's more successful towards ending racial prejudice and poverty. ... Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 when he visited Texas to improve his chances for victory in the presidential election the following year. ... The assassination of MLK Jr. furthered upheaval. ... Though many things were accomplished, such as a small percentage of unemployment and acts that intended to halt discrimination and help the poor, this was nothing c...
Introduction Martin Luther King, Jr. ... In April 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Memphis, after the strike leaders, was assassinated at age 39. ... Martin Luther King, Jr.'... Suffered Assassination Inter-ethnic violence in the city in 1967 to upgrade, FBI director J. ... The evening of 4 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee Lorraine Motel story was assassinated racist, aged 39 years old. ...
MLK Jr. was respected by most but was criticized by others. People like Malcolm X, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton saw Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... This violence was used as the backbone of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. ... In 1963 after President Kennedy's assassination Malcolm stated that it was a case of the "Chickens coming home to the roost-. ...
MLK Jr. was respected by most but was criticized by others. People like Malcolm X, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton saw Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... This violence was used as the backbone of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'... He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. ... In 1963 after President Kennedy's assassination Malcolm stated that it was a case of the "Chickens coming home to the roost-. ...
The most prominent however, was Martin Luther King Jr. and his movement of nonviolent civil action. Inspired by the belief that love and peaceful protest could eliminate social injustice, Martin Luther King, Jr., became the most influential black leader during the Civil Rights movement. ... As he said after Malcolm X's assassination, "We as a society have not learned to disagree without being violently disagreeable" (Davis, 1974.) ...
