Abstract
This paper discusses the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the prosecution of James Earl Ray The author includes recent evidence that sheds doubt on Ray's trial and conviction. The paper relates the impact of the assassination on the African-American community and American society.

From the Paper
"The full page banner headline in 'The New York Times' the day following the assassination of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr read as follows: "MARTIN LUTHER KING IS SLAIN IN MEMPHIS. A WHITE IS SUSPECTED."

Tags:assassination, civil rights, racial discrimination, government, Jessie Jackson, James Early Ray, politics, protest, African Americans

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This paper examines the John F. Kennedy assassination. The paper explains that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 has been shrouded in controversy for the past forty years. The paper discusses, however, that many researchers have concluded that the Central Intelligence Agency, or rogue elements within the CIA, were responsible for the murder of this popular American president. The paper explains that conspiracy theorists have been unable to provide conclusive proof of CIA responsibility, but they have been able to offer a significant amount of circumstantial evidence that seems to implicate the CIA.

From the Paper
"The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 has been shrouded in controversy for the past forty years. But many researchers have concluded that the Central Intelligence Agency, or rogue elements within the CIA, was responsible for the murder of this popular American president. Conspiracy theorists have been unable to provide conclusive proof of CIA responsibility, but they have been able to offer a significant amount of circumstantial evidence that seems to implicate the CIA. In order to ascertain whether a CIA conspiracy to kill JFK is credible, it is necessary to examine a number of issues and to ask some pertinent questions. For example, did the CIA have a motive to assassinate President Kennedy?"

Tags:jfk, assassination, issues

Abstract
This essay is largely a historical piece on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It provides many details and facts giving the background and context of this piece of history. It then continues on to provide information on the investigation and the Warren Commission, as well as delve into various conspiracy theories. It ends with a personal perspective that Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin and that he acted alone.

Outline:
Background and History
Brief Summary of Official Investigations
Modern Significance
Personal Beliefs

From the Paper
"Almost immediately, the police investigation of the assassination was associated with controversy as a result of many factors, including: the subsequent murder of the accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald by a Dallas nightclub owner who was reputed to have ties to organized crime; statements made by Oswald and records of his connections to the Communist Cuban government of Fidel Castro; apparent implausibility of various forensic theories in relation to the physical evidence; improper handling of the autopsy; destruction of physical evidence and original documents and records; the accounts of individuals who have claimed knowledge or and/or involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate the president; and conflicting results of two official government investigations."

Tags:jfk, kennedy, assassination, politics, president, history

Abstract
The paper relates that assassination is a term that is defined in law as "a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed." The paper explains that most people use the term to refer more specifically to a murder in a political context, to remove a leader or an opponent. The paper notes that in such a case, it is still usual that the murderer and the victim are not acquainted and that there is no direct provocation for the crime, though it is not always true that the assassin is given money to commit the crime and may instead act out of political motivation.

From the Paper
"Assassination is a term that is defined in law as "a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed." Most people use the term to refer more specifically to a murder in a political context, to remove a leader or an opponent. In such a case, it is still usual that the murderer and the victim are not acquainted and that there is no direct provocation for the crime, though it is not always true that the assassin is given money to commit the crime and may instead act out of political motivation. Assassination may be considered a moral or an immoral act, depending in..."

Tags:assassination, term, history

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The paper discusses the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and examines the possibility of either the Mafia or the CIA to conspiring to kill President Kennedy. he author writes that the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, discrepancies in the Warren Report, use of different firearms and ballistic information and key things missing in autopsy photographs all suggest a cover-up.

From the Paper
" On November 22, 1963, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. Seven days later on November 29, 1963, the newly sworn in President, Lyndon B. Johnson, formed a commission that would investigate the assassination. The Warren Commission, as it would later be known, was to evaluate all leads and facts surrounding both the assassination of the President and the assassination of his alleged assassin. After the investigation was complete, the information found was to be reported to the President. The Commission gave their findings to the President in the form of the Warren Report, as the chairman of the Commission was Earl Warren. President Johnson had appointed Warren, the former chief justice of the United States, to head up the Commission. The Commission was able to compile much of its information with the help of Federal agencies, the city of Dallas, and thousands upon thousands of testimonies from people associated with the case. The Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin of President Kennedy and that Jack Ruby had killed Lee Harvey Oswald."

Tags:assassinate, Dallas, Giancana, presidential, school, book, depository, Zapruder

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This paper introduces the topic of the assassination of President Lincoln. Specifically, it discusses how the assassination happened, what it meant to the country, and some of the mystery still surrounding the events that happened. It looks at the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, how President Lincoln died several hours after the attack, and how actor John Wilkes Booth was arrested and found guilty of killing the President. It also examines how there are many mysteries still surrounding the assassination, and there are still many questions about it that have never been answered.

From the Paper
"After Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson took over the office of the President, and his actions seem to be very different from what Lincoln might have done as the Civil War ended and a kind of peace returned to the nation. Johnson did not agree with the Congressional plan for peace, and bringing the country back together, and so, he and the Congress were constantly at war, and could not agree how to handle the South after the war (Nash 155). This disagreement gave the South room to rebel, and so they did not obey to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, that at first gave freedom to slaves. So, Congress created the 14th Amendment, which freed the slaves by the Constitution, but the southern states all refused to ratify this amendment (except for Tennessee), and so Congress created the 15th Amendment, which was much more strict."

Tags:john, wilkes, booth, fords, theater, andrew, johnson

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This paper explains that, although the Warren Commission concluded that all shots were fired from the School Book Depository, the assassination of President Kennedy at Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, was more than likely the result of a triangulated gunfire. The author stresses that, today, the lone assassin theory has gone the way of "Alice in Wonderland" because polls have shown that a majority of Americans regard the theory as ludicrous; the House Assassinations Committee concluded that the assassination of President Kennedy was probably the result of a conspiracy. The paper reviews several possible assassins from such spheres as the CIA and FBI, the Mafia, the Ku Klux Klan, the military-industrial complex, the Cuban exiles, the corporate world and others.

Table of Contents
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Terminate With Extreme Prejudice: Lancer
The Lone Assassin Theory, Anyone?
Did the Murder of JFK Change the Course of History?
Motive, Means and Opportunity

From the Paper
"In 1963, there were several contracts on President Kennedy's head. And some of those contracts took the form of direct threats. One such threat was reported in a telex to the FBI days before the assassination, warning of an attempt on the president's life by a militant group "somewhere in the South." Unfortunately, for some inexplicable reason, that warning was ignored. Other warnings were ignored in the days leading up to the assassination. Secret Service agent Abraham Bolden warned that a militant group might be planning to assassinate President Kennedy. CIA agent Gary Underwood warned that a militant group in the Far East was planning to kill the president. Dallas nightclub dancer Rose Cheramie, beaten and left on the road days before the assassination, warned, "they're going to kill Kennedy." "

Tags:warren, triangulated, conspiracy, questions, witnesses

Abstract
This paper examines the topic of Martin Luther King Jr, the civil rights campaigner's assassination in 1968 and how thirty-four years after his death, King's assassination still remains controversial. It shows how King was a volatile and frightening figure to the white community and to the many blacks who did not agree with his violent policies. It evaluates the circumstantial evidence surrounding his shooting and the evidence in the trial of James Earl Ray, accused of shooting King. It assesses some of the surrounding theories such that Ray was really a "front man," working for someone else. The author concludes that there are too many unanswered questions, and too much controversy surrounding the assassination to leave it alone and certainly unsolved.

From the Paper
"The entire investigation surrounding the assassination seems to have been bungled and set up to frame Ray. There had been death threats against King before his fateful visit to Memphis, but he only had two police guards at the time of the shooting, reduced from eight, and one of them was absent due to a "mysterious threat." Even King's own family now believes Ray did not shoot King, Jr. and justice has not been served. "'Having met with James Earl Ray, I believe and my family believes this man is innocent,' King told reporters after the March 27 meeting. 'This visit has long been anticipated. This visit for me was a spiritual experience'" (Overbeck)."

Tags:blacks, whites, ray, trial, civil, rights

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This paper examines John F. Kennedy and his assassination, explores what led to his murder, and discusses what outcome the assassination had on society and political actions.

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This is a study of the elements of President Kennedy's assassination and the conspiracy theories that correlate. The author examines the evidence available on Kennedy's assassination and lists possible conclusions.

From the Paper
"One of the most controversial topics in America for the 20th century was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The 35th American President was pronounced dead due to a gunshot wound at approximately 1pm Dallas time on November 22, 1963. As shocked as the nation was at the sudden loss of their beloved President, rumors on the uncertainty of his death were even more appalling. A country already under the scare of the Cold War was faced with doubts on the reliability of their government. After the assassination, officials arrested Lee Harvey Oswald and charge him as the sole gunman responsible for the shot to the back of President John F. Kennedy's head, as well as the shot that wounded Governor Connally of Texas, who was a passenger in front of the President. In the days following the event, many would doubt all the facts listed in the previous sentence."

Tags:harvery, jack, kennedy, lee, murder, oswald, ruby