Assassinated in 1968 from "summary" of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Clayborne Carson
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The news of his assassination sent shockwaves throughout the nation and the world. King had been in Memphis to support a strike by African American sanitation workers, highlighting his commitment to economic justice as well as civil rights. King's assassination marked a tragic end to his lifelong struggle for racial equality and social justice. Throughout his career, he had faced threats and violence, but his unwavering commitment to nonviolent resistance had always prevailed. His death was a devastating blow to the civil rights movement and to all those who had been inspired by his message of love and unity. In the aftermath of King's assassinatio...
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