Life magazine on 02.Apr.2009 published, for the first time, pictures of the day Dr. King died in Memphis. The black-and-white images evoke the sadness of that day, 04.Apr.1968. Warning: some of the images are very disturbing.
Go here to see larger pictures and the captions.
King had gone to Memphis to support Black sanitation workers, on strike for better pay and better treatment as human beings. The night before he was killed, King gave his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” address. It was a sign--
And the next day he was dead.
I thought I knew a lot about the day of King's transition, until I watched this wrenching video by my friend Ryon Horne. The weight of that day will come crashing around your shoulders.
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Peace. The revolutionary nature of Dr. King has never really been appreciated. This brother was one of the greatest African revolutionary that ever lived.
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