Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Abby Noe
Background Info
Assassinator of King
James Earl Ray was born in Alton, Illinois, on March 10, 1928. A confirmed racist and small-time criminal, Ray began plotting the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In early 1968 He shot and killed King in Memphis on April 4, 1968, confessing to the crime the following March. Ray died in prison on April 23, 1998.
He was a very troubled child growing up. Later on he enlisted in the army, but he found it difficult to adapt to the military's strict codes of conduct. He was charged with drunkenness and breaking arrest, before getting discharged for ineptness and lack of adaptability in 1948.
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
This is about Martin Luther King Jr. What had happened was that King was trying to get the President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the law from the Civil Rights movement for everyone to have equal rights and while leading non-violent marches and acts across Washington, ended up getting assasinated but got the equal rights law passed. This event occured in 1965 but King was assasinated in April of 1968. It occurred in Washington (march on Washington). It happened because King wanted justice amoungst the Negroes and Caucasions so he went about himself with his own race and others and made the Civil Rights Movement happen. What makes this newsworthy is because King influenced millions of Americans during this time and as well as today.
How was this reported?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
"I have a dream" speech.
Was this event unexpected?
Any opposing sides?
How did this impact the nation/world at the time this happened?
Was there any prominent figures?
Does this story have relevance to today?
Quiz
1. What this even about?
A. King
B. Williams
C. Jacksons
2. When did he King die?
A. April 1968
B. June 1965
C. Septemeber 1970
3. Who assassinated King?
A. James Earl Ray
B. Jane Jackson
C. Landon Burks