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This day in history: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
On April 4,1968, Dr. King was shot and killed as he stood on the second floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. The "apostle of nonviolence" had gone to Memphis in support of a sanitation workers' strike.
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On April 4,1968, Dr. King was shot and killed as he stood on the second floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. The "apostle of nonviolence" had gone to Memphis in support of a sanitation workers' strike.
Web Editor : Jessica PatrickPosted 2019-04-04T10:13:00-0400 - Updated 2019-04-04T10:14:24-0400
