JUST after 6pm on April 4, 1968 a shot rang out at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. A sniper’s bullet struck and killed a civil rights leader, but his death had far-reaching consequences for civil liberties in America and the rest of the world.
Since 1986, America has paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr, with a national holiday that pays homage to the extraordinary life he led.
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