45 years ago today they assassinated Martin Luther King

[malaise]

Where were you when you received that news?

[etherealtruth]

1. In Mrs. Blair's kindergarten class

I remember sitting on the floor around her. My memory may be fuzzy (I was 6) so there is the potential we discussed it the day after it happened.

[luckyleftyme2]

3. hard to believe

It seems like yesterday! I was 32 and born in maine! I am white but lived in lousianna and texas while in the millitary! I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW BLACKS WERE TREATED OFF BASE! I played ball and worked with several negro,latino and mexican soldiers! Several had college degrees and were drafted right after they graduated from school!we were an experimental group all from the north side of the mason/dixon line! Our IQ'S WERE ABOVE 115 WHICH IS WHAT YOU NEED TO GO TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL! The stories they told about what the local negro put up with were eyeopening! I am surprised it took so long for the "jimcrow" laws to be overturned! And happy that it was done peacefully!
you have a great day and keep the faith!

[luckyleftyme2]

5. who is ohboy

seems you got ahead of your self! hmm interesting!

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. 'They' is right... little known trial that produce a guilty verdict

In 1977 the family of Martin Luther King engaged an attorney and friend, Dr. William Pepper, to investigate a suspicion they had. They no longer believed that James Earl Ray was the killer. For their peace of mind, for an accurate record of history, and out of a sense of justice they conducted a two decade long investigation. The evidence they uncovered was put before a jury in Memphis, TN, in November 1999. 70 witnesses testified under oath, 4,000 pages of transcripts described the evidence, much of it new. It took the jury 59 minutes to come back with their decision that Loyd Jowers, owner of Jim’s Grill, had participated in a conspiracy to kill King, a conspiracy that included J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI, Richard Helms and the CIA, the military, the Memphis Police Department (MPD), and organized crime. That verdict exonerated James Earl Ray who had already died in prison.

The news of the verdict, in one of the most important national security trials in modern history, was suppressed. And to this day — with very, very few exceptions — the public does not know that this trial took place and what the outcome was.

William Pepper’s 2003 book, An Act of State, The Execution of Martin Luther King, published by Verso, gave a detailed report of the trial. The book was systematically ignored. Pepper said in February 2003 that he had been personally turned down by reviewers for major media. They did not want to put their jobs and reputation on the line.


http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/04/who-killed-martin-luther-king/

[luckyleftyme2]

6. nice reply

you might ask who ohboy is! seems he is more than inquizical!

if you get my drift!

[malaise]

8. Great post

as usual

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. If one reads the link the story is just scary

On what Government agencies did what and with who.

[pinboy3niner]

7. At Army Infantry Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning

It was a shock, but we didn't have time to dwell on it because of the rigorous training schedule. A few months later, though, I had to explain it to fellow students and friends from the South Vietnamese Army during another training course (this time at Ft. Knox). They understood assassination.