church james or earl ray appears to have gone to atlanta specifically in pursuit of dr. king. and in april of 1968, king took a trip to -- memphis tennessee. it was widely publicized that he was going to do, and he went to memphis to support these striking sanitation workers there. james earl ray followed martin luther king to memphis, and he killed him there. he shot and killed dr. king as king stood on the balcony of a motel. and for much of america, it must have seemed like time stopped in that moment. part of our history absolutely did stop in that moment. but it did not and for james earl ray, because after he shot martin luther king on that balcony in memphis in 1968. he got away. he got in his car, drove away, drove back to atlanta where he

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