</s>Volume a Number. 76-200 BUREAU FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER LS - LOUISVILLE LS-0044-0004W.LS Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # DO NOT BESTROY PRESERVE FOR SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS 0044 947 2 76 200 INVESTIGATION Bureaux File Number: 6/14/474484 6/15/144744884 REPUSSWIAK 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

The document contains fragmented accounts of events surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination on April 4, 1968, and subsequent activities involving Mrs. Georgia M. Davis, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and others at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Mrs. Davis describes hearing a shot while preparing for an evening outing, noting she saw what she believed were Dr. King's feet from Room 306 before he was taken by ambulance. She recalls Rev. Jackson being in the ambulance and later giving a press statement at a motel courtyard. The text includes references to interactions between Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Luki Ward, and others at Rooms 201 and 207 of the Lorraine Motel. Mrs. Davis also mentions plans for her and Mrs. Ward to stay at a Howard Johnson Motel in Memphis on April 4–5, 1968, though some dates appear inconsistent (e.g., "April 5, 1966"). The document includes unrelated details about events on May 1, 1962, and mentions Mrs. Davis's absence of threats during her stay in Memphis.  

Key People:  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Rev. Jesse Jackson  
- Mrs. Georgia M. Davis (Kentucky State Senator)  
- Mrs. Luki Ward  
- Rev. A.D. Williams King  
- Harold Miller  
- Rev. Kyles  
- "Cabbage" (possibly a misheard name or nickname)  

Key Locations:  
- Lorraine Motel (Rooms 201, 207, 306)  
- Howard Johnson Motel (Memphis)  
- Courtyard of a motel (press statement location)  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Atlanta, Georgia  

Key Events:  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination on April 4, 1968  
- Mrs. Davis's account of hearing the shot and witnessing Dr. King's death  
- Rev. Jackson's presence at the scene and press statement  
- Interactions between Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Ward, and others at the Lorraine Motel  
- Plans for overnight stays at motels in Memphis and Atlanta  
- Mention of unrelated events on May 1, 1962  

Key Organizations:  
- No specific organizations are mentioned in the text.

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