3: To 'Prevent the Rise of a Messiah'

3: To 'Prevent the Rise of a Messiah'

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4: I Am a Man

In the spring of 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. disregarded the advice of his entire staff and traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, in support of striking sanitation workers. 

5: April 4th, 1968

Fifty years ago, at 6:00 in the evening, Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on the balcony of his hotel room, trying to decide if he needed a coat. 

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