On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST, Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where …

At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dec 1, 2025 · The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, occurred on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Learn more about the …

Jan 20, 2025 · A prominent leader in the American civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. was brutally murdered in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.

Mar 5, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. His death sparked riots in over 125 cities, leading to nearly 50 fatalities and extensive destruction. Many …

Sep 11, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Here’s how the final day of his life unfolded and how the nation responded.

Jan 28, 2010 · Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968. In the last years of his life, Dr. King faced mounting criticism from young African American activists who favored a more...

Today marks the 56th anniversary of the assassination of my Godfather, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., who was shot to death on April 4, 1968, as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in …

The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, has been assassinated. Dr King was shot dead in the southern US city of Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a march of...

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his …