Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on April 4, 1968. In which city and location did this occur?

• A. Memphis, Lorraine Motel
• B. Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Center
• C. Birmingham, 16th Street Baptist Church
• D. Washington, D C, Lincoln Memorial

Answer: (A)

The key fact being tested is where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. King had traveled to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers, and the motel balcony where he stood remains a powerful symbol of the 1960s civil rights movement, now part of the National Civil Rights Museum. The other sites listed are famous Civil Rights landmarks or moments (Atlanta relates to King’s life in Georgia, Birmingham recalls the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and the Lincoln Memorial is tied to the March on Washington speech) but they are not the location of his assassination.