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Infamous assassinations. Episode 22, The assassination of Martin Luther King / producer/directors, Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright ; produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. for BBC Worldwide Ltd.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination.
- King, Martin Luther.
- Civil rights workers--United States.
- Civil rights workers.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (27 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Assassination of Martin Luther King
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Get ready to witness the 20th Century's most damaging and outrageous assassination attempts, first-hand. From the assassination of John F Kennedy to the gunning down of Mahatma Gandhi, the tragic shooting of John Lennon to the brutal bombing of one of Hitler's henchmen, this series brings you as close to the killers as the cameramen themselves - which sometimes means just a few feet. Using rare archive footage and reconstructions, each episode focuses on a different story, from attacks on royalty, politicians and guerrilla leaders to media personalities who all, for one reason or another, stepped in the way of an assassin determined to bring their life to an end. Many of their motives have remained shrouded in mystery. Until now ... After leading mass protests in Birmingham Alabama and his "I have a dream" speech, Martin Luther King took on the causes of American withdrawal from South Vietnam and the plight of the poor in America's South. On 4 April 1968, he was shot dead by a mysterious white assassin, who escaped in a white Mustang car. James Earl Ray was imprisoned for life for the killing, but was he guilty?
- Participant:
- Narrated by Robert Powell.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1101009794
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