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James Earl Ray : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation

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Title:James Earl Ray : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation
Description:

Web site presenting fifty-five images relating to James Earl Ray from the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Images include photographs, suspect sketches, arrest cards, photo lineups, wanted posters, leases, a suit purchased in Canada, forms, the forged birth certificate, passport and application, and a telegraph from J. Edgar Hoover following Ray's arrest in London.

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:Photographs | Posters | Contracts | 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 | 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=Ray+Correspondence