The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The life of Martin Luther King, Jr. / Contemporary Black biography. In his last year, Martin Luther King was a controversial figure / Kate Ellis and Stephen Smith. Martin Luther King speaks to a crowd the day before his assassination / Martin Luther King, Jr.. Details emerge of the assassination's plot / William Sorrels. Riots break out in the wake of the assassination / Baltimore sun. King's assassination inspired numerous conspiracy theories / James Polk. There is evidence of a conspiracy to kill Martin Luther King, Jr. / Mary Ferrell Foundation. James Earl Ray fooled the King family into believing in his innocence / David J. Garrow. King's assassination and the subsequent riots provided the impetus for civil rights legislation / Nick Kotz. King's assassination hurt the Poor People's Campaign / Peter Ling. King's assassination provided a window of opportunity for the Poor People's Campaign / Gordon Keith Mantler. King's dream has transformed America / America.gov. King's dream remains unfulfilled / Svend White. King's wife says his life was in danger during his last year / Coretta Scott King. A presidential candidate asks people to respond to King's death with love and wisdom / Robert F. Kennedy. A writer remembers the tragedy of King's death / James Baldwin. Witnesses recall the riots in Washington, D.C., following King's death / Virginia Ali and George Pelecanos, interviewed by Denise Kersten Wills