- Collection:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Investigation
- Title:
- James Earl Ray : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1968/1969
- Subject:
- Crime scenes--Tennessee--Shelby County
Assassination--Tennessee--Shelby County
Criminal investigation--Tennessee--Shelby County
Evidence, Criminal--Tennessee--Shelby County - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998--Trials, litigation, etc. - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Type:
- StillImage
Text - Format:
- image/tiff
application/pdf - Description:
- Web site presenting fifty-five images relating to James Earl Ray from the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Images include photographs, suspect sketches, arrest cards, photo lineups, wanted posters, leases, a suit purchased in Canada, forms, the forged birth certificate, passport and application, and a telegraph from J. Edgar Hoover following Ray's arrest in London.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://register.shelby.tn.us/media/mlk/index.php?album=Ray+Correspondence
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Shelby County (Tenn.). Register of Deeds
- Rights: