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apr 4, 1968 - APRIL 4 , 1968 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ASSASSINATED

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King was fatally shot by James Earl Ray at 6:01 p.m., April 4, 1968, as he stood on the motel's second-floor balcony. The bullet entered through his right cheek, smashing his jaw, then traveled down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder. Abernathy heard the shot from inside the motel room and ran to the balcony to find King on the floor.

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apr 4, 1968
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~ 57 years ago

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