The assassination of Martin Luther King.
After the mass protests in Birmingham, Alabama, and his "I have a dream" speech, Martin Luther King took on the causes of American withdrawal from South Vietnam and the plight of the poor in America's South. On April 4, 1968, he was shot dead by a mysterious white assassin, who escape...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. :
British Broadcasting Corp. Active,
©2007.
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| Series: | World history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | After the mass protests in Birmingham, Alabama, and his "I have a dream" speech, Martin Luther King took on the causes of American withdrawal from South Vietnam and the plight of the poor in America's South. On April 4, 1968, he was shot dead by a mysterious white assassin, who escaped in a white Mustang car. James Earl Ray was imprisoned for life for the killing, but was he guilty? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (27 min.). |
| Production Credits: | Narrated by Robert Powell ; producer/directors, Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright ; produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. |