Reflection on the Death of Dr. Martin Luther King (04:21)

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Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis where he supported the sanitation workers' strike. Rev. Billy Kyles, who was standing next to King when he died, reflects on that time.

Martin Luther King's Radical Revolution of Values (03:10)

In 1968, the needless deaths of two sanitation workers prompt black workers to strike, not for money or fewer hours, but to be recognized as men. King's Poor People's March was to awaken the public to the plight of black people.

Police Violence Against Peaceful Black Marchers (04:29)

In Memphis the Poor People's March is interrupted and harassed by local police, who herd the black men "like cattle." A non-violent march breaks into violence when young black men start rioting and looting. The police "go crazy."

Dr. King's Final Speech (04:31)

At the non-violent march in Memphis, police respond with violence that sends many to the hospitals. Dr. King vows to have non-violent march the following week. Dr. King delivers his "mountain top" speech in a last-minute effort to support his followers.

Dr. Martin Luther King's Final Hours (03:23)

Dr. King, hours before his assassination, talks about death to his fellow preachers. He does not believe he will live to see 40. His "mountain top" speech seems to presage his death. King does not fear death.

Description of Martin Luther King's Death (03:55)

Three men sit in Room 306: Ralph Abernathy, Billy Kyles, and Dr. Martin Luther King. Within an hour, King will be dead. Kyles describes the shooting that kills Dr. King.

Witness to an Assassination (05:45)

Rev. Billy Kyles describes the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination. Kyles dispels rumors about King's death and his assassin as bears witness to what he saw and who King was.