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Events mark 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King assassination in Memphis, Atlanta

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20080313
Author:The Associated Press

Forums, exhibits and other events are scheduled in Memphis and Atlanta to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

King was shot April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. He was 39.

The Lorraine Motel is now the National Civil Right Museum. The museum is sponsoring many of the Memphis events marking the anniversary.

King was born and raised in Atlanta, where he served as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, where several events are also planned.

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