One of the most traumatic events for Black America in the last century was the murder of Martin Luther King. But who did it? We spotlight a little-known 1999 court case that blew away the bogus cover story, and exposed a grim reality: the plot to kill MLK was led by our own government. Facing this ugly truth is a key step towards reparations.

SHOW NOTES

Materials on the 1999 trial and investigation:

• The 13th Juror: The official transcript of the trial including all witnesses and testimony
• Riveting article by James Douglass who attended the trial
• Loyd Jowers’s Televised Confession (1993) 
• Books by William Pepper:
  • Orders to Kill (1998)
  • An Act of State (2003) 
  • The Plot To Kill King (2018)

Dr. King’s iconic speeches:

• "I Have A Dream" (August 28, 1963)
• "How Long? Not Long!" (March 25, 1965)
• "Beyond Vietnam - A Time To Break Silence" (April 4, 1967)
• “The Three Evils of Society”(August 31, 1967)
•  "We're Coming To Get Our Check" (March 1968)
•  "I've Been To The Mountaintop" (April 3, 1968)

Selected works by Dr. King:

• Letter From Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963)
• Books by Dr. King

HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE

[5:56] Arc of Dr. King’s life and career

[11:21] “Three Evils” speech excerpt

[13:26] “We’re coming to get our check” speech excerpt 

[15:41] Socio-political climate of the late 1960s

[18:22] “Mountaintop” speech excerpt

[23:11] Pepper’s investigation 

[28:24] King Family’s lawsuit

[55:55] Historical impact of the assassination

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