Murder in Memphis : the FBI and the assassination of Martin Luther King /

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot & killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Although James Earl Ray was arrested & charged with the murder, his hearing-conducted without cross-examination or challenge by defense-raised more questions than it answered. In Murder in Memphis (previo...

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Main Author: Lane, Mark, 1927-2016
Other Authors: Gregory, Dick
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: New York, NY : Emeryville, CA : Thunder's Mouth Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©1993.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Twenty-five years ago. On the death of great men / Mark Lane
  • Twenty-five years ago / Dick Gregory
  • Part 2. Martin Luther King and his mission. Martin and Coretta King ; King and Kennedy call ; Birmingham / Dick Gregory
  • "Pearls before swine" / Mark Lane
  • Birmingham Jail ; "I have a dream" / Dick Gregory
  • "A far deeper malady" / Mark Lane
  • The last campaign / Dick Gregory
  • Part 3. Code name "Zorro." Hoover's FBI ; One man ; The obsession ; The destroy King squad / Mark Lane
  • Part 4. Prelude to murder. March 28, Memphis ; March 29, Memphis and Washington / Mark Lane
  • April 3 and 4, Memphis / Dick Gregory
  • Part 5. The murder. April 4, Memphis ; April 4, Atlanta ; Director Holloman ; April 5, Memphis / Mark Lane
  • Part 6. The State of Tennessee vs. James Earl Ray. The case against Ray ; The defense ; The affirmative case ; The plea / Mark Lane
  • Part 7. Kaleidoscope. "They/he slew the dreamer" ; The making of an assassin / Mark Lane
  • Part 8. For a day in court. The appeal ; The beginning / Mark Lane
  • Appendix. The funeral / Dick Gregory
  • Speech of Senator Robert C. Byrd
  • Percy Foreman Letter
  • The right to know / Mark Lane.