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Ray trial jury
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Tennessee--Memphis |
| Description | Drawing shows jury members, among them are two African American men, for the State of Tennessee v. James Earl Ray trial in Memphis, Tennessee, for the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray entered a guilty plea on March 10, 1969, Tennessee law required Judge W. Preston Battle to quickly empanel a jury to hear an outline of the case and accept the 99-year prison sentence. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--1960-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Assassination. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Judicial proceedings--Tennessee--Memphis--1960-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ray, James Earl,--1928-1998--Trials, litigation, etc. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Juries--Tennessee--Memphis--1960-1970. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
