apr 16, 1968 - Assassination of MLK
Description:
On April 4th, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. an African American civil rights activist was horribly assassinated by James Earl Ray. The assassination sent shock waves throughout the entire nation and world. Martin Luther King being such an influential and moving activist throughout the civil rights movement. The assassination sent a massive amount of outcry and anger throughout the nation from African Americans and eventually pushed equality between whites and Africans Americans to the forefront.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 16, 1968
Now
~ 58 years ago