An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King

The song is based upon the book of the same title by King family lawyer, William Pepper. The book tells the story of the trial that Pepper won on behalf of the King family in 1999 in a Memphis court where a jury of 6 black and 6 white jurors unanimously found Loyd Jowers and unnamed government conspirators guilty of murdering Martin Luther King. The King family had long determined that James Earl Ray was not the lone gunman in an act of hate, but rather a patsy in a conspiracy to decapitate the unifying justice movement that Dr King represented. Loyd Jowers was the owner of the restaurant across the street from the Lorraine Motel where MLK was gunned down in broad daylight while in support of the union struggle of the sanitation workers for decent wages. Rather than an act of hate, Kings murder was an act of state.

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[MARKCREEKWATER1]

THANKS AGAIN, MY FRIEND !!

SINCERE-LY, MARK "TRUTH-SEEKER" CREEK-WATER DORAZIO

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[lachulacece]

Nothing new about that. Anyone with knowledge knows that this is no doupt government involved. Martin Luther King knew it was coming before it happened. He was a Godly man and anyone who dies in His name shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. His speech was confirmation. Amen.

[Simirial]

the ignored wound is one that never heals, during the trials of life the scab is torn again and again. It is only through revelation of truth, that man can focus on a path that does not repeat prior errors.

So with all this security in the name of the state, do they watch the past, do they worry about the pearly gates.

[horner1959]

Well Done !!! You are a Troubadour annnnd a Documentarian. Enjoyable as it is educational.