- Collection:
- Frank Holloman collection
- Title:
- Wanted poster for James Earl Ray
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Publisher:
- Frank Holloman Collection, Series VI, Box 5, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee
- Date of Original:
- 1968-04-19
- Subject:
- Wanted posters--United States
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminal investigation--United States
Assassination--Tennessee--Memphis
African American civil rights workers--Violence against--Tennessee--Memphis
Assassination--Investigation--United States
Governmental investigations--United States - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972 - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Medium:
- posters
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
image/jpeg - Description:
- Flyer issued by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation with information about James Earl Ray issued after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. The "wanted poster" displays three black-and-white photographs of Ray, along with a physical description and notes on his criminal record. The poster is signed by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, and includes Hoover's contact information. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee while staying at the Lorraine Motel; King and fellow civil rights workers were in Memphis supporting striking sanitation workers. James Earl Ray, who previously was convicted of mail fraud, armed robbery and had escaped from jail in 1967, was captured in London, United Kingdom on June 8, 1968. He confessed to the assassination on March 10, 1969 and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Ray later recanted his confession, and members of the King family supported Ray's efforts for a retrial.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.
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:
- https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A6930#page/1/mode/2up/search/Wanted%20poster%20for%20James%20Earl%20Ray
- Rights Holder:
- For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room
- Rights:
-
