In memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The LBJ Presidential Library honors the extraordinary life and work of the civil rights leader
The LBJ Presidential Library honors the extraordinary life and work of the civil rights leader
–I've Been to the Mountaintop speech, delivered April 3, 1968
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot by a sniper while standing on the balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. As news of the tragedy spread across the nation, riots broke out in cities and the National Guard was deployed in Memphis and Washington, DC. As Americans took to the streets in grief and anger over the assassination, President Johnson sent a letter to Dr. King's widow, Coretta Scott King, to share his own grief and determination to continue fighting for the causes of justice, equality, and love that Dr. King embodied.
Today, and everyday, the LBJ Presidential Library honors the life, work, and legacy of Dr. King.
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