L E S T W E F O R G E T !
Dr. King and his Leadership Team
The evening meeting in room 306 before dinner.
National SCLC Leadership / Inner Circle
Hosea Williams, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. King, Dr. Ralph Albernathy
Thursday, April 4, 1968, 6:01 p.m. CST
Pointing towards the rear of Bessie Brewer's Rooming House at 422 South Main Street, Memphis
Room 306, Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38103
James Earl Ray
Convicted for the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fled to London, England
Ray was apprehended and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder
Thursday, April 4, 1968, 6:01 p.m. CST
Enhanced police presence - after the assassination
After the assassination, a large number of law enforcement officers searched for the alleged assassin
Dr. King was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. CST
Doctors at St. Joseph's Hospital in Memphis pronounced Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dead
Thursday, April 4, 1968, 6:01 p.m. CST
View from the bathroom window
Less than 150 yards from where Dr. King was standing
Second floor "flophouse" bathroom
Say something interesting about your business here.
" I may not get there with you,..." MLK
Y O U C A N N O T K I L L T H E D R E A M!
“But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop … I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!”
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1968