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 ; 25 x 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.
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