TN - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, 39, Memphis, 4 April 1968

[close_enough]

"We're Still Climbing"

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[philamena]

Excellent article close, thank you.

 

[Angels_Not_Forgotten]

tyvm for sharing!

 

[close_enough]

yall are very welcome

....i thought it was a very good read, myself....

 

[mic730]

What a wonderful read!
This part really makes me think:
"I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord."

 

[Richard]

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Although technically not a "Cold Case" because it was solved many years ago, and James Earl Ray convicted of murder, there will always be questions about the circumstances surrounding the assassination and subsequent investigations and trials.

Thought I would start this thread to invite comments, facts, opinions, and memories of that event which occurred on 4 April, 1968.

 

[Richard]

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Although technically not a "Cold Case" because it was solved many years ago, and James Earl Ray convicted of murder, there will always be questions about the circumstances surrounding the assassination and subsequent investigations and trials.

Thought I would start this thread to invite comments, facts, opinions, and memories of that event which occurred on 4 April, 1968.

Well it has been two and a half years since I started this thread and there have been no comments and only 140 views since that time. Guess I struck out on this one.

Even though James Earl Ray was eventually caught and convicted, there have always been some disturbing contradictions and unanswered questions about it.

 

[wfgodot]

We are haunted by the '60s because they are as ghosts in the American night, never to be stilled until justice is done.

Sirhan's bullet did not kill RFK, and James Earl Ray was every bit the patsy that Lee Harvey Oswald claimed to be.

Our national heart of darkness is a place where the actual assassins went free.

 

[liz b.]

Well it has been two and a half years since I started this thread and there have been no comments and only 140 views since that time. Guess I struck out on this one.

Even though James Earl Ray was eventually caught and convicted, there have always been some disturbing contradictions and unanswered questions about it.

Richard,
I have always wondered about James Earl Ray's travels following the murder... And the idea that a petty criminal like Ray would do this killing just never did sit right...IMO Kind of strange the way MLK's brother died.Drowned in the pool at his house. Was supposedly a strong swimmer though..MOO

All JMO

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up. This year marked the 45 year anniversary of Martin Luther King's murder.

 

[Boston Corbett]

52 years today.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.
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[Izzylizzy]

"We're Still Climbing"

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Working link.

Commemorating life of Martin Luther King Jr.

STOCKTON - A two-day event beginning today in downtown Stockton will honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and - in a separate event Monday - a children's snow day will include a ce…

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[Izzylizzy]

Presidential Actions

'DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS CONCERNING THE ASSASSINATIONS​

OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY, AND THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'​

EXECUTIVE ORDER
January 23, 2025

Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy – The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section

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[Izzylizzy]

IMO:
When it comes to the full declassification of documents on these 3 men's assassinations and UFOs for that matter enter the "it presents a national security risk" for not doing so as their "back door strategy" when making these types of declassification claims/promises.

 

[Tiff23fr]

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[Izzylizzy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1882614784631492949

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Documentary Exposes How The FBI Tried To Destroy MLK ...​

NPR

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/956741992/documentary-exposes-how-the-fbi-tried-to-destroy-mlk-with-wiretaps-blackmail

Jan 18, 2021 — The FBI engaged in an intense campaign to discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and his work. Film director Sam Pollard chronicles those efforts in the new .

 

[Izzylizzy]

'The recently released 17,000-page file on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., compiled by headquarters officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, details the heavy surveillance and painful harassment that J. Edgar Hoover's FBI directed against America's foremost civil rights leader throughout the 1960s.'

The Martin Lnther King, Jr., FBI File - LexisNexis​

LexisNexis
https://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/10733_mlkjrfbifilept1.pdf

 

[sds71]

Records Related to the Assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On This Page The National Archives’ Role in Fulfilling Executive Order 14176 How is the National Archives Making These Records Available? 2025 Release Release Notes Contact Us President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14176, Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations...

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[Richard]

James Earl Ray under arrest.

James Earl Ray was charged with the 4 April 1968 murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was convicted and sentenced to prison. Did he actually kill him or was he set up as a patsy?

 

[zleuther]

My wish today is for all Americans to know RFK…