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The Making Of An Assassin King’s Rifleman Paths Converge
The piece recounts James Earl Ray's preparations for assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. It details Ray's travel to Atlanta and Birmingham to select a rifle and scope, noting store interactions and technical choices, alongside context on King and the civil rights movement.
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San Antonio
TLC
George McMillan Matlin
Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Washington
King
Greensboro
N. C
CORF
National Association For the Advancement of
Birmingham
Congress
Misppi
Mississippi
SNCC
Stokely Car- Michael
James Earl Ray
Atlanta
Ray
Peachtree
14Th
Times Square
King "Safetie
Ebenezer Baptist Church
King's Church
King’s Home
Ananta
Rooming House
FBI
Alabama
George Walace
Clyde Manasco
Manasco
Quentin Davis
Isles
Davis
Lewis
Bessemer
Joh Kapp
Kapp
Moon
Aeromatine Supply Co
Ray Molty
Hugh Baker
Sal
Baker
Wisconsin
Harvey Lryer
Aeromarine
Memphis
Central Park Bank