Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Part 1

Episode 5.1: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Part 1

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. The death of the foremost leader of the civil rights movement shook America, leading to nationwide rioting and a profound sense of loss that one of the noblest voices for peaceful change had been silenced. In the first installment of our investigation, we watch as the paths of Dr. King and his convicted killer James Earl Ray cross.