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Associated Press Leaving Handcuffed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.103 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Photograph Date: 25 October 1974 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 25 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated October 125, 1974. Depicts a handcuffed James Earl Ray leaving the federal court building in Memphis, Tennessee. He is clutching a manila envelope. He was present at the court to testify against his alleged coerced confession of the assassination of Dr. King. He is seeking a new trial for the murder. Ultimately, his sentence of 99 years in prison is upheld.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998

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