- Collection:
- Volunteer Voices
- Title:
- Wanted poster for James Earl Ray
- Date of Original:
- 1945/1970
- Subject:
- Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Civil rights
Civil rights movements--Tennessee
African Americans
Politics and government - People:
- Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, 35.184, -89.8956
United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898 - Medium:
- posters
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- An FBI "Wanted" poster for James Earl Ray issued after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. It displays 3 photos of Ray along with a physical description and notes on his criminal record. The poster is signed by the Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A6930
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Digital Collection: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee: A Grassroots Approach to Volunteer Voices
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
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