More than fifty years ago, James Earl Ray ... where he was taken to Tennessee and charged with King’s murder. On Ray’s 41st birthday, March 10, 1969, he confessed to killing King.

Martin Luther King was assassinated on 04 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray confessed to shooting King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. King's killing sent shock waves ...

The Legacy Building, where James Earl Ray fired the shot that ended Dr. King's life, is closed until 2025 as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion project that will add exhibits and transform ...

King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 will be observed on Monday, Jan. 20. This year’s holiday also falls on ...

Explore the iconic landmarks in Tennessee, from Graceland to Beale Street and Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Enjoy the rich ...

South Carolina chefs, restaurateurs and beverage professionals from Charleston and Columbia landed on the 2025 James Beard ... Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia named in the Best ...

James Earl Ray ... In 1997 members of King’s family publicly supported Ray’s appeal for a new trial, but Tennessee authorities refused to reopen the case, according to biography.com and ...

Middle Tennessee State University will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 11 a.m. Wednesday ... the Student Union and James E. Walker Library will be closed Saturday-Monday, Jan. 18 ...

He was standing on a second-floor balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray confessed to shooting King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a famous book under the title Why We Can’t Wait.  Besides addressing the crime of slavery ...

King was outside a motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4 ... He died at a hospital less than an hour later. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to assassinating King. He later though renounced ...

James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the killing and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. He died in prison in 1998.(The Associated Press) Supporters knew it would not be easy. King, who was 39 years ...