IMAGO History, U.S. Bürgerrechtsbewegung: 1954-1968 Rev. Martin Luther King stands on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, April 3, 1968. The following day, when standing near the same spot, King was shot and killed by assassin James Earl Ray. Right to left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, Dr. King, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy (BSLOC_2021_3_10) Ref:HISL050 EC969 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA

IMAGO History, U.S. Bürgerrechtsbewegung: 1954-1968 Rev. Martin Luther King stands on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, April 3, 1968. The following day, when standing near the same spot, King was shot and killed by assassin James Earl Ray. Right to left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, Dr. King, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy (BSLOC_2021_3_10) Ref:HISL050 EC969 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA

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IMAGO History, U.S. Bürgerrechtsbewegung: 1954-1968 Rev. Martin Luther King stands on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, April 3, 1968. The following day, when standing near the same spot, King was shot and killed by assassin James Earl Ray. Right to left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, Dr. King, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy (BSLOC_2021_3_10) Ref:HISL050 EC969 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA

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