From the April 4, 2013, Chicago Tribune "In memory of a civil rights icon."
King was killed April 4, 1968, 45 years ago. Here are 12 details about his death and aftermath from Stanford University's Martin Luther King Jr. research and Education Institute.
1. THE CITY: King, 39, was in Memphis preparing for a march in support of striking sanitation workers. In February, two garbage collectors were crushed by a malfunctioning truck, which caused the strike.
2. THE LAST TO SEE HIM: The evening of April 4th, King planned to have dinner with ministers Samuel Billy Kyles and Ralph Abernathy. They were at the Lorraine Motel when King was shot and remained at his side at the hospital where he died.
3. THE DAY OF MOURNING: President Lyndon Johnson ordered a national day of mourning April 7th. museums, business schools closed and the 40th Annual Academy Awards was rescheduled to April 10th.
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