Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin (Audiobook)

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This book provides a biography of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life as well as a brief biography of his assassin's life, and then discusses how the two ended up in the same place at the same time with tragic results for MLK and the nation at large. Despite the title making it sound like this is a boo...

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This highly researched book looks at the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in Memphis. Chapters about King alternate with an exploration of James Earl Ray's life. From his prison break, life in hiding, to the inexplicable decision to assassinate King, the book looks at Ray's aliases, movements,...

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Great nonfiction account of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tons of detail and information that shows the events leading up to the assassination. Goes into James Earl Ray and his history. Also talks about how he was able to avoid capture for quite a while. Weaves in other facts r...

from mcelhra

Chasing King's Killer isn't just about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination and the search for his killer. The first part of the book is a biography of King and lays out what he did for the Civil Rights movement in more detail than kids, or even most adults, probably know. For instance, I didn...

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Great nonfiction account of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tons of detail and information that shows the events leading up to the assassination. Goes into James Earl Ray and his history. Also talks about how he was able to avoid capture for quite a while. Weaves in other facts r...