Martin Luther King, 40 ans après sa disparition

On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. Less than five years after the death of President Kennedy, the United States were affected again by political violence. This article explains why Rev. King went to Memphis during this politically and socially troubled year. How his dea...

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Main Author: Hélène Harter
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Language:fra
Published: Pôle de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information Géographique 2009-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/10683
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description On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. Less than five years after the death of President Kennedy, the United States were affected again by political violence. This article explains why Rev. King went to Memphis during this politically and socially troubled year. How his death has been perceived in the United States? Does his legacy still live on forty years after his death?
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title Martin Luther King, 40 ans après sa disparition
title_full Martin Luther King, 40 ans après sa disparition
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history
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African-Americans
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