Memphis, the city where it all changed...
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What was MLK doing in Memphis? King and other SCLC members were called to Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike.
On the night of April 3, King gave a speech at the Mason Temple Church in Memphis. In it he seemed to foretell his own untimely passing, or at least to strike a particularly reflective note, ending with these now-historic words: “I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”
Just after 6 p.m. the following day, King was standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, where he and associates were staying, when a sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, at the age of 39.
(history.com)
These videos have additional footage about the assassination:
Documentary style 6:00
http://www.realclearhistory.com/video/2016/04/04/the_assassination_of_martin_luther_king.html
Actual footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbOV1xKFOmw