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howhewasassassinated,theextensiveFBIsearchforhisassassin,aswellashistrialand
conspiracytheories.Itisaveryusefulsourceformyprojectbecauseitdiscussesthe
impactofKingsdeath,andthemanyriotsandmourningthatoccurredasaresult.When
mentioningthethousandsofpeopleatthecivilrightsmarchesthatoccurred,thearticle
showstheimpactonthemovementasawhole.Thisisextremelyhelpfultomebecauseit
showstheimpactonAmericansaswellastheCivilRightsMovement,andthepart
playedbyKingsAssassination.AlthoughKingwasdead,hisideaswerestillalive,and
onlygainedmorefollowerswithtime.

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Assassination!Kennedy,King,Kennedy
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discussesthelifeanddeathofReverendKing,whowasapastoroftheDexterAvenue
BaptistChurchinMontgomery,Alabama.Althoughheadvocatedfornonviolence,his
lifeendedafterbeingshotintherightjaw,losingagreatdealofblood,assassinatedby
convictJamesEarlRay.Thisisausefulsourcebecauseitlistswithdetailthestepstaken
tosearchfortheassassinaswellasevidencetoprovehisguilt.Italsodiscussesthe
publicdismayabouthisdeath,thesearch,andthelackofpressabouttheassassination.
Thishelpstoshapemyargumentbecauseitshowshowmuchmoneywasspenton
justice,whichwillbealargepartofmythesis.
Lindop,Edmund.
AssassinationsThatShookAmerica
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Chaptersixofthebook,
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ofDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.Thechapterwasabouthiscontributiontothecivilrights
movement,beforeandafterhisassassination,aswellashowitaffectedtheAmerican
citizens.Itwasanextremelyusefulsourcebecauseitstatedthemanyriotsthatsetfireto
168citiesandtowns,aswellastheeffortsofPresidentJohnsontokeeppeaceandhonor
thelifeofKing.ThepurposeofthechapterwastoshowthatKingmadeanunforgettable
impact,andmadeanimportantdifference.Thisfitsintomyresearchbecauseitproves
thedeathofKinghadasignificantimpactonthemovement,whichresultedinmany

changesliketheCivilRightsActof1968.Althoughhisnonviolentcampaigndidnt
transfertoafterhisassassination,hisideaswerestillalive.
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whites,andthemanyattemptsofDr.MartinLutherKingJr.tochangethesesituations.
ThemiddleofthearticlespecificallydiscussedthemarchledbyKingtoaddress
segregationissueslikepoverty,policebrutality,andtheunequalaccesstoemployment,
education,housing,andtransportation.Afterhisdeath,theCivilRightsactof1968was
passedbyCongress,partlyintributetothedeathofKing.Thisisreliableanduseful
becausethearticleasawholegavecontextofthetimeperiodofhisdeathandwhatwas
goingonaroundit.ItshapesmyargumentbyprovingtheassassinationofKingwasa
catalystofchangewithdiscriminationandsegregation.