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Summary: This document contains fragmented accounts of reactions to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. It references medical details such as emergency room responses at Joseph Hospital, mentions of a bullet's trajectory from 420 S. Main to the balcony where King was standing, and discussions about community grief and racial tensions. There are scattered quotes from individuals like R.R. Q. Venson, Roy Wilkins, and James Eastland, along with references to FBI declassified materials (E.O. 14176) and civil rights groups such as SCLC, NAACP, and CORE. The text includes unclear or incomplete sentences, possibly from news clippings or investigative reports, and mentions names like Paul Hess, Dr. Martin Jo, and Walter Cronkite.  

Key People: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Judge Bailey Brown Johannes, Paul Hess, Joseph Hospital staff (Dr. Martin Jo), R.R. Q. Venson, Roy Wilkins, James Eastland, Walter Cronkite, Tommy Hyden, Dr. Shelby, and unnamed community members.  

Key Locations: Memphis, Tennessee; New York, New York; Washington, D.C.; 420 S. Main (Memphis); Joseph Hospital; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) headquarters.  

Key Events: Assassination of Dr. King in Memphis, public mourning and community reactions, medical response at Joseph Hospital, investigation into bullet trajectory, discussions about racial tensions and civil rights activism, statements from officials and civil rights leaders, and references to FBI declassified materials.  

Key Organizations: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

MLK Declassified Files

44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_72-03-part_1_of_5.pdf

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