One of the most traumatic events for Black America in the last century was the murder of Martin Luther King. But who did it? We spotlight a little-known 1999 court case that blew away the bogus cover story, and exposed a grim reality: the plot to kill MLK was led by our own government. Facing this ugly truth is a key step towards reparations.
SHOW NOTES
Materials on the 1999 trial and investigation:
- The 13th Juror: The official transcript of the trial including all witnesses and testimony
- Riveting article by James Douglass who attended the trial
- Loyd Jowers’s Televised Confession (1993)
- Books by William Pepper:
- Orders to Kill (1998)
- An Act of State (2003)
- The Plot To Kill King (2018)
Dr. King’s iconic speeches:
- "I Have A Dream" (August 28, 1963)
- "How Long? Not Long!" (March 25, 1965)
- "Beyond Vietnam - A Time To Break Silence" (April 4, 1967)
- “The Three Evils of Society”(August 31, 1967)
- "We're Coming To Get Our Check" (March 1968)
- "I've Been To The Mountaintop" (April 3, 1968)
Selected works by Dr. King:
- Letter From Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963)
- Books by Dr. King
HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE
[5:56] Arc of Dr. King’s life and career
[11:21] “Three Evils” speech excerpt
[13:26] “We’re coming to get our check” speech excerpt
[15:41] Socio-political climate of the late 1960s
[18:22] “Mountaintop” speech excerpt
[23:11] Pepper’s investigation
[28:24] King Family’s lawsuit
[55:55] Historical impact of the assassination
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