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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King before giving the speech at Grosse Pointe High School. Photo Attribution: Tony Spina, Detroit Free Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr. Assassinated
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on Thursday, April 4, 1968. Rev. King, undoubtedly one of America’s greatest leaders who served as a minister, pastor and civil rights leader was shot at the Lorraine Motel and declared dead at 7:05 pm that night.
The Lorraine Motel, located in Memphis, Tennessee where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Photo Attribution: Hectordej7544, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
The life and death of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a motivator for positive change with African Americans. His principle of non-violent protest was a stimulus for promoting the need for proper civil rights of African Americans. America was ill-equipped to stop the changes that Rev. King was creating throughout the country. A bullet stopped his life on April 4, but not his dream. The life of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrates without question that one person can make a difference in the world.
Coretta Scott King and a young Bernice King at the funeral of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo Attribution: Moneta Sleet, Jr., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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