The haunting, rarely seen pictures captured on the night Martin Luther King was assassinated

The haunting, rarely seen pictures captured on the night Martin Luther King was assassinated | road2justice

He is one of the most celebrated figures in modern history, whose murder sent shock waves through American society.

But the extraordinary photos documenting the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King had until now remained in archives, never published.

Now, 44 years later, these remarkable images shot by Life magazine photographer Henry Groskinsky on the night of King’s death April 4, 1968, have come to light.

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