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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,676 posts) Wed Apr 3, 2024, 09:40 AM Apr 3

On this day, April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Memphis and checked in to the Lorraine Motel.

Martin Luther King, Jr., arrives at Memphis airport, fifty-five years ago today:

MLK climbs stairs, Lorraine Motel, Memphis, fifty-five years ago today:

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Mon Apr 3, 2023: April 3, 1968

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On this day, April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Memphis and checked in to the Lorraine Motel. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 3 OP

I remember the day and the next very clearly. Total shock. marble falls Apr 3 #1

marble falls

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1. I remember the day and the next very clearly. Total shock.

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Wed Apr 3, 2024, 09:46 AM

Apr 3

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