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Can the Guessarium name the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Think of Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and answer yes or no. The Guessarium closes in, usually in under fifteen questions. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. You'll see play statistics here once real games have been recorded.
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What happened at the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement, was shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had traveled to support striking sanitation workers. His death, at age 39, prompted widespread grief and sparked riots in numerous U.S. cities. James Earl Ray was later arrested, confessed to the killing, and was convicted, though he subsequently recanted and questions about the circumstances persisted for decades. King's assassination came amid ongoing struggles for racial equality and helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act.
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When did Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. happen?
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is dated to April 4, 1968.
What was Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement, was shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had traveled to support striking sanitation workers. His death, at age 39, prompted widespread grief and sparked riots in numerous U.S. cities. James Earl Ray was later arrested, confessed to the killing, and was convicted, though he subsequently recanted and questions about the circumstances persisted for decades. King's assassination came amid ongoing struggles for racial equality and helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act.
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