[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. LOUW, Joseph (1939-2003), photographer. Wire photograph capturing the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. [With:] Should Rioters be Rewarded pamphlet.
8 x 6 3/8 in. wire photograph (small crease to upper right corner and minor surface imperfections). New York: Time Inc., 1978. Caption printed in margin reads, "(NY6-Dec. 31)--KING ASSASSINATION--Aides of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. point in the direction from which they believe his assailant fired as he lies dying on a Memphis, Tenn., motel balcony in 1968. On Saturday the House Assassinations Committee released its conclusion that the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Rev. King might have been the results of conspiracies..." Verso bears modern inscriptions, barcode label, and ink stamp. This thermal duplication of the original photograph taken by Joseph Louw for Time Magazine, was published following the release of the findings of the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978.

[With:] Should Rioters be Rewarded? : An exposé of the plans to push bills through Congress to use your income tax dollars to bribe rioters to stop rioting. [New Orleans, LA]: The Independent American, 1968. 3 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. brochure (significant brown spot to front panel, few other spots, toning to some edges). Part of the "Tax Fax" series (No. 90), this pamphlet was published 11 days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the midst of what became known as the Holy Week Uprising. This was the term given to the collective wave of riots that erupted in the wake of King's death, some of the largest of which took place in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Chicago, and Kansas City.
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