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11. We'll never know the whole truth. Sound familiar?

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MLK was slaughtered on this day 47 years ago [View all] malaise Apr 2015 OP

........... steve2470 Apr 2015 #1

Who murdered him? What were the circumstances yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #2

He was shot for exactly the same reason JFK was..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #3

Thanks. So it was a guy like lee Harvey. yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #4

If you think a second rate shot with a crappy gun from a bad enfilade.... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #9

Not saying anything. yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #10

Some of us are "of a certain age." IOW: We were alive in 1968. WinkyDink Apr 2015 #12

I wasn't born until 1973 JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #24

;-) WinkyDink Apr 2015 #61

+1 appalachiablue Apr 2015 #68

I was looking outside the window wishing I was out there yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #70

Being born in the last year of Eisenhower.... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #13

Same as John, Jr. was. 1960. WinkyDink Apr 2015 #15

Well....I'll be 56 on May 6th. n/t A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #17

I was born half way through Harry Truman's Administration. libdem4life Apr 2015 #33

In 1968 I lived 20 miles from the White House A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #34

Indeed. Then there was the Viet Nam War. Attended Richard Nixon's alma mater. libdem4life Apr 2015 #44

Thank you. lastlib Apr 2015 #64

A bit of irony...in 1964 I was President of the Young Republicans in Whittier. Met libdem4life Apr 2015 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author libdem4life Apr 2015 #36

It was a terrible, terrible day ailsagirl Apr 2015 #43

I was in Memphis when Dr. King was killed. pangaia Apr 2015 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Apr 2015 #42

James Earl Ray steve2470 Apr 2015 #5

Thanks. Reading the OP yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #6

MLK has been very "sanitized," known for his civil rights marches, but Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #29

So he was only known for his "marches" and not his "real" work, huh? Number23 Apr 2015 #32

You seem to have thoroughly misunderstood me. The fault is probably mine. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #40

I think people are aware of these issues but they are just simply not as revered as the danger Number23 Apr 2015 #86

I think that you misunderstood the post. yardwork Apr 2015 #55

You could not be more wrong and I have absolutely no idea why you felt the need to chime Number23 Apr 2015 #84

One of my favorite passages~ sheshe2 Apr 2015 #62

No. 23, toward the end MLK was trying to speak out against the war, and trying to.... Hekate Apr 2015 #81

I know that he spoke out about the war. But that is one component of King's legacy and is much, MUCH Number23 Apr 2015 #85

I know, I know.... Hekate Apr 2015 #88

I didn't realize you were a Kiwi. That might be the source of the confusion. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #92

I am not a Kiwi. Did you not see my response to that person's stupid and pointless post? Number23 Apr 2015 #94

I saw your response but didn't realize your generic rejection of that post Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #95

Again, I sincerely appreciate your civility. Number23 Apr 2015 #96

Really? You didn't know? panader0 Apr 2015 #7

Nope but a kind DUer gave me some valuable info. yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #8

The guys with three first names: James Earl Ray and Lee Harvey Oswald. panader0 Apr 2015 #20

Amazing indeed malaise Apr 2015 #23

We'll never know the whole truth. Sound familiar? WinkyDink Apr 2015 #11

It took 60 years for the dirt on WWII to start to come out Demeter Apr 2015 #31

I remember that day so well. Blue_In_AK Apr 2015 #14

I remember hearing about it, I was only 9 steve2470 Apr 2015 #16

I was 19 malaise Apr 2015 #21

I was in kindergarten etherealtruth Apr 2015 #18

It was a bad day for those of us who were around Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #19

And for those who came later. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #30

It truly was a bad day (time). Window Apr 2015 #77

I remember cities going up in flames. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2015 #22

I was fairly conscious politically malaise Apr 2015 #26

I will never forget where I was - raven mad Apr 2015 #25

Everyone can research much here... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #27

Thanks MrMickeysMom malaise Apr 2015 #28

Happy to help, malaise... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #35

In 1999, the King family filed a wrongful death suit RufusTFirefly Apr 2015 #37

I have learned that sometimes the CT websites malaise Apr 2015 #39

... In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #38

I was 27 days away from giving birth to my first child mountain grammy Apr 2015 #41

Touching post, mountain grammy ailsagirl Apr 2015 #46

Wow! malaise Apr 2015 #74

Yes, and there's a wonderful tribute to him on the Obama Diary.. Cha Apr 2015 #45

mahalo Cha steve2470 Apr 2015 #47

Thank you, steve Cha Apr 2015 #51

Robert F. Kennedy's Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Speech napkinz Apr 2015 #49

Thank you, napkinz~ Cha Apr 2015 #53

two great speeches, two great individuals ... lost to us napkinz Apr 2015 #57

Great link malaise Apr 2015 #73

Wow that last picture is powerful, takes my breath away. Rex Apr 2015 #65

It is so Powerful, Rex.. and so unbearably sad. Cha Apr 2015 #69

I put MLK on a different level than JFK. To me MLK's fight against the white establishment Rex Apr 2015 #87

JFK, then MLK. I think the world would be different. Damn, Only The Good Die Young. RKP5637 Apr 2015 #48

RFK as well ... jimlup Apr 2015 #52

Yes, definitely RFK too. I will always feel there was a lot going on behind the scenes. RKP5637 Apr 2015 #58

So do you think James Earl Ray was guilty or was it a frameup as he claimed? /nt jimlup Apr 2015 #50

Frameup malaise Apr 2015 #90

He had a dream...... democrank Apr 2015 #54

Pride (In the Name of Love) Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2015 #56

I was in 1st grade BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #59

I Have Been to the Mountaintop Full Speech: WillyT Apr 2015 #60

Thanks WillyT malaise Apr 2015 #75

Anytime malaise... Anytime... WillyT Apr 2015 #80

It was a horrible day in American history (I can still remember where I was when I heard the news).. George II Apr 2015 #63

Great man, terrible loss for the world. 1968 the year of tragedy, I was young, living in MD. appalachiablue Apr 2015 #71

Not slaughtered, assassinated. RoccoR5955 Apr 2015 #72

They were all slaughtered malaise Apr 2015 #76

Damn, I am old -- and he is not... Hekate Apr 2015 #78

"Let us kill him...and see what will become of his dreams." deutsey Apr 2015 #79

Well his dream lives on malaise Apr 2015 #89

His amazing speech from 1967: Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam lovemydog Apr 2015 #82

Thanks for this malaise Apr 2015 #93

I was living in Newark nj gwheezie Apr 2015 #83

Marrell McCollough - agent provocateur MinM Apr 2015 #91