Twelve jurors in the civil trial of James Earl Ray reached a unanimous verdict in 1999 that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy.

Twelve jurors in the civil trial of James Earl Ray reached a unanimous verdict in 1999 that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. (thekingcenter.org)

submitted 8.3 years ago by Vladimir_Komarov

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pray_the_gay_away 8.3 years ago

He was killed for his opposition to the Vietnam war. Towards the end of his life he began to shift his activism towards opposing the draft and more general human rights. He was murdered at a strategic time when he was standing on a motel balcony enjoying a cigarette after cheating on his wife.

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