To some April 4, 1968 is just another day but to African American's it signifies the day that a true hero and African American Role Model was killed by the U.S Government. Yes, the U.S government framed James Earl Ray as the killer of Martin Luther King Jr. It is a known fact that the government surveillance Dr. King and his colleagues in hopes to convict him of crimes and eventually kill him. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. 40 years later, William Pepper defended Mr. Ray in a mock trial against the Memphis Government where evidence showed that Mr. Ray did not kill Dr. King.
Jackman, T. (2018, March 30). Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? His family believes James Earl Ray was framed. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/30/who-killed-martin-luther-king-jr-his-family-believes-james-earl-ray-was-framed/?utm_term=.f0ec149e76e0
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