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31/03/2018 GMT

Martin Luther King Jr’s Assassination: 50 Years On

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The legacy of Dr King 50 years since his death

On 4th April 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead at a motel where he was waiting for a permit to lead a march for equal pay for African Americans. He was thirty nine when he was killed, and his death caused shock across America.

Also in this hour: a herd of elephants that surprised a refugee camp, and a report on the clashes in Gaza

(Image: Martin Luther King waves to supporters in Washington, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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