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The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. . By. William Hall And Joey Gerace . When was it?? . On April 41968 Martin Luther King got shot just outside his hotel room . Where did it happen?? . In Memphis TN Just outside the Lorraine Hotel On his balcony

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The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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  1. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By. William Hall And Joey Gerace

  2. When was it?? • On April 41968 Martin Luther King got shot just outside his hotel room

  3. Where did it happen?? • In Memphis TN • Just outside the Lorraine Hotel • On his balcony • Black sanitation workers were striking to protest unequal pay and poor working conditions

  4. Why/How did it happen?? • A man named James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. • He was angry with the work that Martin Luther King Jr. did and so he shot him • Riots were a result of the shooting

  5. Results of the shooting. • Mass riots in 100 cities in the U.S fallowing King’s death. • The killer was sentenced to 99 years in Federal Prison • A few months later, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibited racial discrimination in the sale and rental of most housing in the nation

  6. Who was involved?? • James Earl Ray • Martin Luther King Jr.

  7. What Happened?? • He stepped outside and across the street a man with a 9MM pistol shot him just above his eye and it killed him in .5 seconds on impact.

  8. 8 Interesting facts • 1. The bullet was a lead traced 9MM shot • 2. It hit him above the eye • 3. The killer was bribed • 4. It killed him in .5 seconds • 5. There were 3 other people with him • 6. James Earl Ray fled from the cops • 7. He was in Nashville • 8. Martin Luther King met John F. Kennedy

  9. What happened as a result?? • More hype for the civil rights movement and national attention for the issue

  10. Good Bye

  11. Sources • www.google.com/images • www.useekufind.com/peace/timeline.htm • www.factmonster.com • www.america.gov

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