2007-02-07 15:32:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
In late March, 1968, Dr. King went to Memphis, Tennessee in support of the black sanitary public works employees, represented by AFSCME Local 1733, who had been on strike since March 12 for higher wages and better treatment: for example, African American workers, paid $1.70 per hour, were not paid when sent home because of inclement weather (unlike white workers).
On April 3, Dr. King returned to Memphis and addressed a rally, delivering his "I've been to the Mountaintop" address.
King was assassinated at 6:01 p.m. April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Friends inside the motel room heard the shots and ran to the balcony to find King shot in the throat. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital at 7:05 p.m. The assassination led to a nationwide wave of riots in more than 60 cities. Five days later, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a national day of mourning for the lost civil rights leader. A crowd of 300,000 attended his funeral that same day. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey attended on behalf of Lyndon B. Johnson, who was meeting with several advisors and cabinet officers on the Vietnam War in Camp David. Also, there were fears he might be hit with protests and abuses over the war. The city quickly settled the strike, on favorable terms, after the assassination.
2007-02-07 15:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by ___________ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was shot in the throat in his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee on april 4, 1968. An event that led riots in over 60 cities across the nation. The shooter was identified as James Earl Ray and although recent evidence has brought that into question the conviction stands to date. Ray himself died in prison in 1998. In 1997 Kings sons Dexter Met with Ray and a subsequent trial added the conviction of Loyd Jowers in a civil court for the crime. The King family does not believe that James Earl Ray had anything to do wtih the shooting. Many historians still agree with the original verdict.
2007-02-07 15:47:56 · answer #2 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean Martin Luther King Jr. he was shot in 1968
2007-02-07 17:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by kellygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excuse me?
2007-02-07 16:28:46 · answer #4 · answered by PDY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was assassinated.
2007-02-07 15:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by JesJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was shot and killed.
2007-02-07 20:23:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SICKLE CELL.
2007-02-07 15:36:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋