Provides an account of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968, looks at King's early life and the experiences that led him to become a civil rights activist, and discusses his protest philosophy and strategies, and the aftermath of his death. Includes photographs and illustrations, a time line, and other resources.
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