What did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. do on his last visit to Louisville? March 1967 would mark King's final visit to Louisville, about one year before his death.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in January to honor and remember the Civil Rights leader. His work has inspired millions, even decades after his death. While the Civil ...

Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in jail for it.

After adopting the name, the reverend also changed his son’s name from Michael King Jr. to Martin Luther King Jr. The future rights leader was just five years old at the time.

But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968.

>>Martin Luther King Jr.: How the world heard the news of his assassination Around 3 p.m., Ray left the New Rebel Motel and checked into a rooming house across a parking lot from the Lorraine Hotel.

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Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in jail for it.