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FBI File: Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The assassination on April 4, 1968, of Martin Luther King, Jr., triggered a massive manhunt culminating in the arrest of James Earl Ray. The 44,000-page case file of the FBI documents the bureau’s role in finding Ray and obtaining his conviction.

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The assassination on April 4, 1968, of Martin Luther King, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, triggered a massive manhunt culminating in the arrest of James Earl Ray. The 44,000-page case file of the Federal Bureau of Investigation documents the bureau’s role in finding Ray and obtaining his conviction.

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Product Type: Primary Sources

Content Types: Government Documents (GD), Manuscripts (MN)

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