Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968
Martin Luther King was fatally shot in Memphis, by a 40-year-old convicted robber called James Earl Ray. King was known for his activism and empowering speeches. He was the leader of many non-violent protests, such as the bus boycott that took place after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a bus.
Many years after his tragic passing, King still is an icon of hope for racial unity. Peniel E. Joseph even wrote for the Washington Post that King’s death was a wake-up call to America to recognize and deal with its inherent power structures, which mercilessly had pressed African Americans and people who suffered from poverty.
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