509. America in '68: The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 2)
October 31, 2024
Description
The peaceful figurehead of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s, Dr Martin Luther King had inspired hundreds of thousands to demand equal rights for African Americans. But by 1968, the...
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Books Referenced
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Author: Hampton Sides
Context:
Referenced as 'a brilliant book on the whole story about King's killer and the manhunt for him.' The book describes the boarding house where the assassin stayed as 'a haven for invalids, derelicts, transients, riverboat workers, and small-time crooks.' Later referenced again when discussing the FBI manhunt being the biggest in FBI history. This is likely referring to 'Hellhound on His Trail' though the title is not explicitly stated.