Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman and civil rights leader, was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. King was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. CST. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged
Martin Luther King High School (Riverside, California) and have achieved gold status each time. The King Choirs hold five concerts each year Fall, Winter, Cabaret, Spring, the end-of-the-year barbecue in the King School's outdoor amphitheater. "King High School". Riverside Unified School District. Riverside Unified School District. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010. Martin Luther King High School (Riverside, California) Martin Luther King High School (or King) is a comprehensive public high school in Riverside, California. It is a two-time California Distinguished School and currently a part of the Big VIII League and ranks amongst the best schools in the area and