Martin Luther King Jr Research Paper

As the door slams closed, and the feet of a great activist stomps towards the edge of the balcony, the click of a Remington 30-06 rifle is heard by a destined killer. As the sweat falls from the face of the assassinator, and the loud voice of a great leader grows louder, on final sound rings in the ears of all, then the leader’s voice lowers to silence. As the shock falls on the faces of all surrounding the activist, the screams and tears were soon to come. The sirens are heard throughout the world and then when the clock struck 7:05 p.m., the death was confirmed. The death rings in the assassinators head. During the final days of Martin Luther King Jr’s life, he continued to inspire many people to fight for the rights they, as people, ultimately

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Growing up as the second of Martin Luther King Sr.’s children, Martin Luther King Jr. attended a segregated school throughout college. Martin Luther King Jr. was a popular child growing up. He entered college, age 15, after skipping the ninth and eleventh grade. As Martin Luther King Jr. grew older, he became very close to his grandmother, Jennie King. Jennie died of a heart attack, Martin Luther King Jr. was 12 years old. After his grandmother’s death, Martin Luther King Jr. allegedly tried to commit suicide, jumping out of a two-story family house. Martin Luther King Jr. became a religious person, becoming a pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama. However, he didn’t enjoy being religious at a young age, in fact, he questioned religion even though his family was really religious. It wasn’t until, Martin Luther King Jr. took a Bible class in high school, that Martin Luther King Jr. knew he believed in religion

James Earl Ray began planning to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. and actually confessed to killing Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th, 1968. Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, Dexter King, forgave James after he told the police, he murdered King Jr. However, during the 1970’s James suggested someone else killed King Jr, and during the 1990’s suggested the FBI, who didn’t like Martin Luther King Jr., had assassinated him. James Earl Ray, died in prison at age 70, 1998 (“biography.com”).

Before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr had received many death threats. And, even told his wife, Coretta Scott King, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, "This is whats going to happen to me."(Ching)

At 7:05 pm, Martin Luther King Jr. is pronounced dead after getting shot in the neck at 6:05 pm. Martin Luther King Jr. was staying at the Lorraine Motel and was having dinner with Samuel “Billy” Kyles (Ching). Martin Luther King Jr went on to the balcony and was shot in the neck by James Earl Ray, using a Remington 30-06 rifle from a building across the street.

James Earl Ray was a confirmed racist, born in Alton, Illinois (“biography.com”). James Earl Ray confessed to police to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr on April 4, 1968.

Martin Luther King Jr was 39 years