*JAMES EARL RAY*
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(on ’29 march 1968′, ‘king’ went to (‘memphis’ / ‘tennessee’) in support of the ‘black sanitary public works employees’, who were represented by ‘AFSCME Local 1733’)
(the ‘workers’ had been ‘on strike’ since ‘march 12’ for ‘higher wages’ and ‘better treatment’)
(in one incident, ‘black street repairmen’ received pay for ‘2 hours’ when they were sent home because of ‘bad weather’, but ‘white employees’ were paid for the ‘full day’)
(even the hardcore ‘lib (ertarian)’ in me thinks that this is ‘absolutely unacceptable’)
(and their descendants deserve ‘wages owed’ reparations from the federal government?)
(who was the first slave?)
(who was the last slave?)
(where is there still outright slavery?)
(without ‘UN pouring in aid to no avail…’)
(“that’s fucked up!”)
(and we have the gall to lament ‘black on black’ crime?)
(…and who wonder why…?)
(how could they have any faith in our legal system after centuries of ‘slavery’ and ‘oppression’?)
(on ‘3 april 1968’, King addressed a rally and delivered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” address at Mason Temple, the world headquarters of the Church of God in Christ.
King’s flight to Memphis had been delayed by a bomb threat against his plane.
(in the close of the last speech of his career, in reference to the bomb threat, King said the following:)
And then I got to Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers?
Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And 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. So I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
King was booked in Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel (owned by Walter Bailey) in Memphis. Abernathy, who was present at the assassination, testified to the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations that King and his entourage stayed at Room 306 so often that it was known as the “King-Abernathy suite”.
According to Jesse Jackson, who was present, King’s last words on the balcony before his assassination were spoken to musician Ben Branch, who was scheduled to perform that night at an event King was attending: “Ben, make sure you play ‘Take My Hand, Precious Lord’ in the meeting tonight. Play it real pretty”
King was shot by James Earl Ray at 6:01 p.m., April 4, 1968, as he stood on the motel’s second-floor balcony.
The bullet entered through his right cheek, smashing his jaw, then traveled down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder.
Abernathy heard the shot from inside the motel room and ran to the balcony to find King on the floor.
Jackson stated after the shooting that he cradled King’s head as King lay on the balcony, but this account was disputed by other colleagues of King; Jackson later changed his statement to say that he had “reached out” for King.
(after emergency chest surgery, King died at ‘St. Joseph’s Hospital’ at 7:05 p.m.)
(according to biographer ‘taylor branch’, king’s autopsy revealed that though only ’39 years old’, he “had the “heart of a ’60 year old'”, which ‘branch’ attributed to the stress of ’13 years’ in the ‘civil rights movement’)
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