One of the last pictures to be taken of Martin Luther King Jr., as he spoke to a mass rally in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, saying he would not halt his plans for a massive demonstration scheduled for April 8 in spite of a federal injunction. Bettmann / Getty
TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES – APRIL 04: Civil rights leader Andrew Young (L) and others standing on balcony of Lorraine motel pointing in direction of assailant after assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is lying at their feet. (Photo by Joseph Louw/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)Â
This is how the morning newspapers in London headlined the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 5, 1968. AP
Thousands of young people march through Times Square in New York on April 5, 1968, bound for City Hall after a rally in Central Park. The demonstrators, both black and white, were protesting the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The line stretched some 12 blocks at times as they marched down Broadway. John Lindsay / AP
(Original Caption) Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the arm of Dr. Ralph Abernathy, her husband’s successor as head of the Southern Christian Leadership conference, leads a march of some 10,000 persons in a memorial march to the slain Dr. King. The King children, Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter are at left with Harry Belafonte. Reverend Andrew Young marches next to Dr. Abernathy. Bettmann / GettyEbenezer Baptist Church where people came in great numbers to pay respects to a fallen leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 8, 1968 in Atlanta, Ga.. (AP Photo)
