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A Recount of MLK's Last Minutes
Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles was standing next to Martin Luther King Jr. when he was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968. In this video he recounts those moments and why "the dream is still alive."
Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles moved with his family down to Memphis in the 1950s to open a church and to eventually play a major role in the Civil Rights movement.
The day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot, he was standing next to him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.
In this video he recounts those moments which would forever after become a part of American history—how the hotel manager heard the shot, came out, saw King and had a heart attack.
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How he was "doing what needed to be done" after MLK was shot, why he feels he was meant to be there and why King's dream of an America for all is still alive.
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