On which date did James Earl Ray assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.?
April 3, 1968
June 5, 1968
April 4, 1968
July 20, 1968
Answer
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent civil rights leader and Nobel laureate, was tragically assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray, a known white supremacist, committed the heinous act during King's visit to support a sanitation workers' strike. Ray's actions not only took the life of a visionary leader but also deeply impacted the civil rights movement.
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