civil-rights
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James Earl Ray (March 10, 1928 – April 23, 1998) was an American fugitive convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Following the shooting, Ray fled the United States and was arrested in London. In 1969, he pleaded guilty, thereby avoiding a jury trial…
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Martin Luther King Jr. stands as one of the most influential figures in American history, a leader whose unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and nonviolence transformed the social and political landscape of the United States. Born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, King grew up in a deeply segregated society. Despite the pervasive racial…
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