Jan 4, 2010

Salem on History | Martin Luther King, Jr., Is Assassinated in Memphis

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Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Crime
Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Human Rights, Violence
Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
Geographical Location: Tennessee
Date: April 4, 1968

Article abstract: The greatest voice for interracial peace and understanding, Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot to death while campaigning for civil rights.

Summary of Event

The Civil Rights movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s proved to be one of the most consequential social and political episodes in American history. Dedicated activists effectively worked to eliminate racial barriers that had denied millions of black people basic citizenship rights in the Jim Crow South. The movement produced numerous leaders, but none was more identifiable than...

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Salem on History | Martin Luther King, Jr., Is Assassinated in Memphis

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Summary of Event

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