Klandestine: How a Klan Lawyer and a Checkbook Journalist Helped James Earl Ray Cover Up His Crime
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1613730705 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Because such true stories about government smoke screens and unanswered cries for justice have echoes in the 21st-century American criminal justice system, the author's narrative remains topical and relevant. McMichael ably leads readers to the conclusion that, in this case, no one's hands were clean." —Kirkus Reviews
This is an excellent book. As a Memphian I particularly appreciated the Clifford F. Lynch This is an excellent book. As a Memphian I particularly appreciated the clarification and explanation of the many urban legends, innuendo, and just plain misinformation that has surrounded the murder of Dr. King since the day it happened. The tremendous amount of rese. "A must read for truth seekers!" according to Terri. This book was read from start to finish in one day. A behind the scenes look at Dr. Kings assassination driven by money and politics. There are so many unanswered questions that are brought to light & answered in this book. I felt the vivid descriptions that the autho. "Read this book for a wild ride of Southern Conspiracy and Facts that read better than Fiction." according to Mary M. Hudson. Fast paced and beautifully written- this book exposes newly released facts and describes in detail the complexity of James Earl Ray and the underlying influences of the time and place. I do not like historic fiction or non, and rarely read true crime books. This story
Together, they thought they could make Memphis the new Dallas.Relying on novel primary source discoveries gathered over an eight-year period, including a trove of newly released documents and dusty files, Klandestine takes readers deep inside Ray's Memphis jail cell and Alabama's violent Klaverns. At 6:01 pm on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Martin Luther King Jr. In 1999, Dr. was killed by a single bullet fired from an elevated and concealed position. It's a narrative that Ray himself put in motion upon his June 1968 arrest in London, then continued from jail until his death in 1998. After all, only one man, an escaped convict from Missouri named James Earl Ray, was punished for the crime. On the surface, Ray did not f