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James Earl Ray

James Earl Ray was an escaped convict who assassinated civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the killing.

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Why did Martin Luther King Jr go to jail?

MLK in jail...
  • he participated in the Montgomery bus boycott
  • he spoke against the government
  • he disobeyed laws which he believed were unjust

Martin Luther King should not have been put in jail just for doing actions that is not against the law but at during that time i probably was a problem to the whites

Another answer:

Martin Luther King went to jail for protesting. He was protesting when law enforcements took the leaders of the NAACP away to jail, including him.

What is Sirhan Sirhan's middle name?

Bishara, which was also his father's name.

Did James Earl Ray die at Columbia Memorial Hospital?

Yes, James Earl Ray did die at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Ray was pronounced dead at 11:36 a.m. EDT on April 23, 1998.

When and where did James Earl Ray die?

James Earl Ray died on April 23, 1998 at Columbia Nashville Memorial Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

When was James Earl Ray caught?

James Earl Ray was an American murderer convicted of the assassination of American civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He got his first taste of prison life after joining the Army and getting sent to Germany in the years following World War II. Seems James liked to drink and got himself arrested by the MPs on a drunk and disorderly charge and sentenced to 90 days hard labor in the stockade. On 8 June 1968, a little more than two months after King's death, Ray was captured at London's Heathrow Airport while trying to leave the United Kingdom on a false Canadian passport. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison on March 10, 1969.

Did James Earl Ray die?

Yes, James Earl Ray died on April 23, 1998 at a prison in Nashville, Tennessee. He died of complications related to kidney disease and liver failure caused by hepatitis C. James Earl Ray was 70 years old at his time of death.

Who did James Earl Ray kill?

James Earl Ray killed civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Ray shot King while he was standing on a balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Why did James Earl Ray assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.?

James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. because James did not like the way things were going. He was a white man. He thought whites were perfect and blacks were not. James Earl Ray had a partner with him although his partner did not shoot, James was thrown into prison, where he died .

What happened to James Earl Ray?

After having been convicted of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison.

He died in prison of hepatitis C in 1998, aged 70.

Is James Earl Ray still in jail?

No, James Earl Ray has been dead since April 23, 1998.