Dying Civil Rights Leader King Is Wheeled into Hospital
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m. in the emergency room of St Joseph Hospital Memphis. A large crowd of mourners, including King’s aides Chauncy Eskridge and Solomon Jones Jr., gathered as police guarded the entrance and King’s body was moved to R and Lewis and Sons mortuary for embalming and funeral arrangements.
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Slaying Raises Fear For Future of Civil Rights Movement
United Press reports Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died amid rising fears for the movement’s future and renewed hope that Americans will embrace his message of nonviolence. Leaders including Leontyne Price and James Baldwin express grief and resolve, comparing King to Gandhi and Gandhi’s legacy.
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Atlanta Mayor Told Mrs King of King's Death
In a interview years before the slaying Coretta King recounts how Mayor Ivan Allen told her of Martin Luther King Jr's death after a shooting incident. Allen, a close friend, rushed to Memphis with King’s secretary Dora McDonald as Mrs. King prepared to travel to be with her husband.
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