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Court records : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation

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Title:Court records : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation
Date:1968-1997
Description:

Web site presenting over fifty court records relating to the trial of James Earl Ray who pled guilty to assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Files include warrants, motions, affidavits, and letters.

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.

Types:Legal documents
Subjects:King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination | Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998--Trials, litigation, etc. | Crime scenes--Tennessee--Shelby County | Assassination--Tennessee--Shelby County | Criminal investigation--Tennessee--Shelby County | Evidence, Criminal--Tennessee--Shelby County | Court records--Tennessee--Shelby County | Memphis (Tenn.) | Shelby County (Tenn.)
Collection:Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Investigation
Institution:Shelby County Register of Deeds
Contributors:Shelby County (Tenn.). Register of Deeds
Online Publisher:[Shelby County, Tenn.] : Shelby County Register of Deeds
Persistent Link to Item:http://register.shelby.tn.us/media/mlk/index.php?album=Court+Records+1
Persistent Link to Item:http://register.shelby.tn.us/media/mlk/index.php?album=Court+Records+2