Description

Web site presenting fifty-five images relating to James Earl Ray from the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Images include photographs, suspect sketches, arrest cards, photo lineups, wanted posters, leases, a suit purchased in Canada, forms, the forged birth certificate, passport and application, and a telegraph from J. Edgar Hoover following Ray's arrest in London.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

Record Contributed By

Shelby County (Tenn.). Register of Deeds

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia