Civil rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, 50 years ago today. The day after his assassination, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued
Presidential Proclamation 3839 declaring a national day of mourning for April 7, 1968 and that flags were to be flown at half-mast at governmental and military facilities both within the United States and abroad until King's internment. Johnson begins the
Proclamation by stating: "The heart of America grieves today. A leader of his people--a teacher of all people--has fallen."
For previous Common Curator posts related to King's life and work, see:
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom;
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence;
The Quest for Peace and Justice; and
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The
New York Times has also recently republished its
original obituary for King, which was first published April 5, 1968.
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