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Johnson's Great Society — Unit test

Question 10 • Fall 24 US History B IC

Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968?

Answer
A
Lee Harvey Oswald
B
James Earl Ray
C
Sirhan Sirhan
D
Jack Ruby

Explanation

James Earl Ray was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. King was shot on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy, while Sirhan Sirhan assassinated Robert F. Kennedy; Jack Ruby killed Oswald.

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