James Earl Ray
Yes in fact he was a pastor hence Dr. King.
James Earl Ray killed Dr King in April, 1968.
Dr. King is Martin Luther King Jr.
That would be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
There is a monument in Atlanta, Georgia to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was Reverend Samuel Kyles speaking on the assassination of Dr. King. Those threating Dr. King's life said "we will shoot this dreamer and see what happens to his dream" (Rev. Kyles). Kyles reply was "you can kill the dreamer...but you cannot kill the dream."
what was dr. martin luther king famous for?
Somebody that hated him and was cruel enough to kill him.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. =]
James Earl Ray murdered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., because he hated black people, and he might have thought that some rich white supremacists would pay him money to kill Dr. King. The only thing Ray got for the murder of Dr. King was life imprisonment without parole, and the hated of people around the world for the murder of a beloved man who spoke about nonviolence as a solution to the world's problems.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by a man with the name James Earl Ray, who shot him with a rifle. Dr. King was shot on April 4, 1968 on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was put to death shortly after. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. will be forever remembered. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. helped other people back then. He was a powerful speaker and a man of great spiritual strength. He helped Rosa Parks when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama.