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King's first funeral took place on April 5, 1968, at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis. After the shooting, King was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King's closest aides contacted Robert Lewis Jr.—a local funeral director who had first met King two days prior—to retrieve the body and prepare it for viewing.
The plaque outside the site of the speech, Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee "I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the popular name of the final speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. [1] [2] [3] King spoke on April 3, 1968, [4] at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee.
Martin Luther King Jr. at the podium on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963. The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory – some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded and await rediscovery.
From his oddly prophetic final speech to his inspirational Selma talk, these are some of MLK's famous — but often overshadowed — speeches. 8 powerful speeches from Martin Luther King Jr. that ...
A visitor looks closely at the original copy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in ...
On April 4, 1968, United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York delivered an improvised speech several hours after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Kennedy, who was campaigning to earn the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, made his remarks while in Indianapolis, Indiana, after speaking at two Indiana universities earlier in the day.
Here are excerpts from some of Martin Luther King most memorable speeches. 5 thought-provoking quotes from Martin Luther King's most memorable speeches Skip to main content
1963: I Have a Dream, Lincoln Memorial speech by Martin Luther King Jr. in which the civil rights leader called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. 1964: The Ballot or the Bullet by Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X , urging African-Americans to exercise their right to vote but warning that if they were prevented from attaining ...