Contemporary era · 1968
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST, Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead with mortal injuries at 7:05 p.m. at age 39.
- When
- 4 Apr 1968
- Where
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Era
- Contemporary
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