Why did Martin Luther King Jr. go to Memphis?

Answer 1

No one can explain why the assassin wanted to shoot ML King. But ML King was in Memphis to support the Garbage workers who were going on strike. Most of the garbage workers were black and he came to Memphis to rally their support. Many white Southerners felt threatened by black leaders who were helping the blacks to get freedom to vote and work, etc. They feared that the blacks would riot and stop work and upset the economy.
MLK was in Memphis to support a strike by black garbage workers.

Answer 2

Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Memphis to show support for the sanitation workers there who were on strike there. Most of these workers were black. These men worked in all weather, and moved garbage by hand. They went on strike for several reasons related to their working conditions. It was one of the dirtiest jobs in the city at that time. One can only imagine how bad conditions were. But why imagine? Use the link to the Public Broadcasting System article and read what a couple of those workers had to say about the working conditions. A link is provided.

Answer 3

No Martin Luther King Jr. did not die by Memphis. he died by being assassinated at a motel.It went like this,it was one night he was talking with his family on the balcony of the motel.he was facing backwards.There was this guy in the other building of the motel.He shot Martin in the heart.

Answer 4

In the days of legal segregation, the Windsor / Lorraine was one of the few hotels in Memphis open to black guests. Its location, walking distance from Beale Street, the main street of Memphis' black community, made it attractive to visiting celebrities. When Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, or Nat Cole, came to town, they stayed at the Lorraine.

In March 1968, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King visited Memphis to support the city's striking garbage collectors. He checked into the Lorraine, and led a march that, despite his policy of non-violence. turned violent. A second march was then planned.

On April 3, in a speech at Memphis Mason Temple, Dr. King said "We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountain top. I won't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life."

Dr. King was assassinated at the Lorraine the next night, as he stood on the balcony outside room 306, on the motel's second floor.

Answer 5

He did this because garbage workers had asked him to organize a protest march for fair pay. Alex,10.

Answer 6

Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, TN. He was in Memphis to support the black sanitary public works employees who were on strike.

Answer 7

He was there to support the black sanitary workers who were on strike for higher wages and better conditions.

Answer 8

Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis, Tennesse to perform his I Have a Dream speech