OppressionApril 4, 1968

Dr. King assassinated

King is murdered in Memphis while supporting striking sanitation workers; uprisings follow nationwide.

Key figures

Martin Luther King Jr. · Assassinated

Resources

Videos·1

Martin Luther King Jr. — Crash Course Black American History #36

CrashCourse

Speeches·1

Speech· Primary

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968, full text)

Martin Luther King Jr.

King's final speech, delivered in Memphis the night before his death.

Websites·1

The Lorraine Motel (Memphis)

National Park Service

The site of King's April 4, 1968 assassination.

The web

Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.

led to (incoming)·Event
The Memphis sanitation strike
The strike brought King to Memphis, where he was killed.
led to·Event
The Fair Housing Act
Congress passed the long-stalled Fair Housing Act days after King's assassination.

Where to go next

The Memphis sanitation strike

The strike brought King to Memphis, where he was killed.

The Fair Housing Act

Congress passed the long-stalled Fair Housing Act days after King's assassination.