Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m at age 39.

Jan 28, 2010 · Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.

Jan 24, 2025 · The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, occurred on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Learn more about the background, details, and aftermath of the assassination in this article.

Jan 24, 2025 · Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Memphis, 1968: The anguished and angry response to the news of King's murder spread fast and furiously throughout the United States. On April 9 a seven-and-one-half hour series of funeral rites for King was held in Atlanta, beginning with a private funeral at the Ebenezer Baptist Church.

At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Read on to learn everything you need to know about the tragic assassination, from Martin Luther King Jr.’s death at the Lorraine Motel, to the hunt for the gunman, to the questions that have swirled around the event ever since.

Executive Order 14176, titled "Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", is an executive order signed by Donald Trump on January 23, 2025, to declassify records about the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther …

Jan 25, 2025 · Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lies shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968, as associates point to the area where the shots came from. ... MLK assassination files

Jan 23, 2025 · (2) Immediately review the records relating to the Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations and present a plan for their full and complete release within 45 days.

Jan 24, 2025 · President Trump signed an executive order declassify any remaining files from Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. MLK was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.