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News of the death of King in The Daily Telegraph newspaper, 5 April 1968
(Telegraph Group Limited (1968), source from The British Library)
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Transcript
The British Library; The Daily Telegraph, 5 April 1968

Activity

You are a British reporter covering the first anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. It is your job to write a newspaper article assessing his life and death. Read this source carefully and all the other sources in this case study. Find out more on the link below.

Activity: Write an article on the anniversary of King’s death
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