Bloody balcony
1April 3, 968, it was a warm and cold, rainy day. Martin Luther King and his followers came to Memphis, Tennessee twice to support the general strike of equal pay for cleaners. In the evening, at the church meeting, in front of hundreds of enthusiastic audiences, King made an exciting speech: "... people have been talking about war and peace for many years. However, this cannot be said now, because there is no longer a choice between peace and violence today. There is only one choice: peace or death. This is where we are today ... "People listened carefully, and cheers of appreciation and trust broke out from time to time. As early as the assassination of John F. Kennedy, King said to his wife, "The same thing will happen to me. I have told you that this is a sick society. " Now in the turbulent year of 1968, the premonition that he might be killed by some kind of black hand has attacked his mind more than once. So, in his speech, he mentioned: "... here, people are talking about what our sick white brother might do to me." I don't know what will happen. Like everyone else, I hope to live a long life. Longevity has its own benefits. However, death didn't make me panic ... "However, kind people didn't expect that the next day, death came uninvited and suddenly came, knocking on the door of Pastor Jin's life. At about 6 pm on April 4th, Kim and several assistants had dinner in Room 306 of Roland Hotel. They tasted it slowly and talked a few irrelevant words from time to time. Kim didn't say much, and seemed to be absorbed in thinking about the meeting to be held that night. After dinner, Kim thoughtfully went to the balcony, put his elbow on the railing and stared at the fading light in the distance. Darkness is coming. Suddenly, a sharp, crisp shot rang out. Only one shot was fired. Kim immediately straightened up, put his hand over his neck, raised his angry face, and slowly fell on his back. A few minutes later, a white ambulance rushed in, and the flute that tore the liver and cracked the lung pierced the sky. Unfortunately, it is too late. At 7: 05 pm, the doctor announced that Kim died because the bullet exploded the aorta and cut off the cervical spinal cord. King was less than 40 years old when he died. In this way, the terrorists shattered Kim's great dream and the new hope of African-Americans with an evil bullet. However, it also ignited the biggest fuse of black riots in the United States. Large-scale riots occurred in 46 cities in the United States at the same time. Black residents flocked to the streets to protest fearlessly against the assassination of their beloved leader. 547 houses were burned, countless windows were broken and hundreds of shops were destroyed. Roadblocks have been set up on Seventh Street and Fourteenth Street in Washington. The police, the National Guard and the army all stepped in to suppress the protests and express their feelings. Americans are used to seeing the Vietnam War as a distant, very distant war, and only through TV screens can they realize its existence. Now, the war suddenly appears around us, in the nearby town, in the adjacent block, and even in the house next door. Explosion, flame, gunfire and death-in newspapers and magazines, these words are not associated with distant Hue and Saigon, but are suddenly and horribly associated with cities such as Chicago and Washington. President Johnson had to order a state of emergency in Washington, D.C. on April 5. 12000 soldiers were transferred to the capital and set up machine guns on the steps in front of the parliament building. President Johnson was forced to postpone his planned trip to Hawaii. The award ceremony of the Film Academy Award was originally scheduled to be held on April 8, but it has been postponed to April 10 after Kim's funeral. Kim Jong Il's funeral is scheduled for April 9, which was declared a national mourning day. State organs were ordered to fly flags at half mast to mourn and hold national prayers for Kim Jong Il. Thousands of people who love justice, equality and freedom poured into the streets to pay their respects to the Nobel Peace Prize winner who died tragically at gunpoint. However, the grand and huge funeral failed to divert people's attention from the detection of the case. Angry people strongly demand that the US judicial department and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation quickly find out the truth of the case and catch the murderer in time.
The murderer was arrested.
Just one hour after the assassination of Martin Luther King, the whole country and even the whole world saw the vigorous investigation work of the police and FBI agents on the TV screen, and also heard the announcement of the Memphis branch of the FBI. Every announcement begins with "all measures have been taken" and "all efforts have been made". In the early morning of April 5, the FBI officially announced that it had mastered the clues to solve the case and listed the evidence of the crime. The gunshots came from the serviced apartment opposite the Roland Hotel. Mrs. Brewer, who runs a serviced apartment, said that on April 4th at 3pm 15, a well-dressed young man rented a room with a window facing the Roland Hotel on the second floor for himself in the name of John Willard, and paid the rent in advance for a week, but it disappeared after 6pm ... Charles Stephens, a temporary resident of the serviced apartment, told the police that he saw someone immediately after the shooting. He described the man's appearance, and the FBI painter drew a simulated portrait for him according to his description. The owner of Kanipu Amusement Park, a few doors away from Brewer's apartment, testified that after the shooting, a man in dark clothes left a bag and drove away in a white Mustang. On the sidewalk ten paces away from the serviced apartment, the police found an abandoned travel bag, which contained clothes, a telescope, a radio, two empty beer cans and some odds and ends. And the 760 "hunting expert" rifle made by Remington Company. Zhan Sen, director of the Memphis Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, immediately sent someone to fly the luggage to Washington and submit it to the inspection room for identification. Soon (April 8th), it was confirmed that the buyer of Remington brand rifle was Eric Stalvo galt, and the gun was purchased at the store of Naval and Air Force Demand Company in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 30th, 1968,/kloc-0, five days before Kim was killed. The white mustang was produced in 1966. 1967 was bought by a man named Eric Stalvo galt on August 29th. The driver's license of this car shows the characteristics of galt, which is very similar to that of John Willard. Finally, on April 20th, 6 days after the murder/Kloc-0, the FBI finally announced that, according to the handwriting identification on the rifle, John Vilade who spent the night with Mrs. Brewer on April 4th or Eric Stalvo galt who bought Remington rifle in the store on March 30th was actually the same person, and his real name was James. He served his sentence in Missouri prison and escaped from prison in April 1967, one year before the murder in Memphis. Newspapers and television have published or broadcast photos of James Earley, including front and side images. In this way, a real face appeared in front of everyone. Behind this face is a man with a birthday, thought, action, speech and real life experience: James earl ray, born in 1928. Before graduating from middle school, he was drafted into the army on 1946, served in the Federal Republic of Germany, and was discharged early because he did not meet the service conditions. After leaving the army, he was unemployed for a long time. 1949, he was caught trying to steal a typewriter and was imprisoned for 3 months. 1952, he pointed a pistol at the temple of a taxi driver, robbed him of his business income-11USD, and was arrested and imprisoned. After his release, he tried to rob a grocery store, was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He spent 13.5 years in prison and tried to escape several times, for which his sentence was increased to 48 years. However, in April of 1967, he finally escaped from prison alone. In less than a year, he killed Martin Luther King-anyway, that's what the FBI claimed. Lei's various criminal experiences show that although the FBI is dealing with a professional criminal, it is also dealing with a pustule thief and a naturally unlucky person. Although Ray committed many crimes, he was always arrested, and he was always arrested in the most stupid way. For the first time, he left his identity card on the floor when he committed the crime; The second time, he hid in the elevator while avoiding the chase, but he was caught by negligence and forgot to close the elevator door. The third time, I drove away after committing a crime, but I was thrown out of the car when I turned sharply ... In the face of such a poor guy who often joked, the FBI was helpless. Apart from telling the media that the investigation is on an unprecedented scale, there is no comment on where Ray is now and how he managed to escape the iron fist of the FBI. Time flies, April and May passed in a blink of an eye, and June came again. This is a turbulent, changeable and confusing season, with sensational news exposure all the time. However, only the truth of Kim's assassination was delayed, and the murderer was still at large. Until June 8th, 1968, at the London airport terminal, two officers from the Criminal Division of the New London Police Department found a suspicious man. The man made no attempt to resist arrest. Two passports named Ramon Snyder and a loaded 38-caliber revolver were found on him. Fingerprint identification soon confirmed that Ramon Snyder was James earl ray who killed Kim. At this point, the largest hunt for fugitives in history ended. The FBI invested 30 14 agents for this purpose. They have traveled 500,000 miles and spent 1.4 million dollars.
Motive for murder
The FBI categorically affirmed that James earl ray was the real murderer. However, from prison break to Lei's 40th birthday (1968), he was never convicted of using violence to destroy the bodies of victims or witnesses. Why did such a person who had never committed a serious violent crime suddenly turn to assassination? What's the motive? By analyzing the so-called situation of Lei serving his sentence in prison, the FBI proved Lei's motivation: 1955, while serving his sentence in the federal prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Lei refused to be transferred to the honorary prison because there was no apartheid system. One of Ray's inmates in Missouri Prison told FBI investigators that Ray once said that all black prisoners in this prison "should be killed". Other prisoners said: Ray once said that he was willing to kill Dr. King if he was well paid. He was suspected of participating in the riot in 1960 prison and killing three blacks. Some prisoners told investigators that during the civil rights demonstration led by Dr. Kim, when Ray read about Kim's activities in the newspaper, he felt very uneasy. He cursed Dr. King and all black people for "making trouble". It is said that Ray vowed to "kill" Dr. King when he got out of prison. This depicts his image of hating black people to the teeth. In prison, Lei also revealed to others that he planned to "make big money" after he was released from prison. The money comes from an industrial and commercial association. According to him, the association has offered a reward of $654.38 million for the assassination of Dr. Kim. A prisoner told the FBI that he had asked Lei, "Which chamber of commerce and industry is it?" Ray replied, "I don't know, but I'm sure I can find it." According to the above investigation, it is believed that there are clues to judge whether Lei engaged in assassination activities out of pretentious and profiteering psychology. In addition, the mental health status of Lei was investigated. 1954, a prison sociologist found that Lei's crime may be impulsive, especially when drinking. Ray asked psychologist Dr. Mark Freeman for help in Los Angeles. He thinks that Lei has the potential for assassination, is a person with clear motives and can act alone, and may absurdly think that he is a great person. Although these explorations of Lei's psychology are not enough to draw any conclusions to prove Lei's motive for assassinating Dr. King, he stubbornly believes that Lei hates blacks and thinks that the civil rights movement is subversive. Such a person may consider it his "duty" to destroy Martin Luther King-like figures from the world. Let's admit the analysis of Lei's motive for killing, but it's still difficult to understand the question in people's minds: How can this unfortunate man who was arrested in all the most inconspicuous thefts and caused the police to be surprised and ridiculed so skillfully bypassed the police and set many traps, and consumed a lot of manpower and material resources of the FBI? He used several names and publicly traveled around under these false names. Who forged these fake documents? Is it this stupid thief James Earley himself? Does he have the wisdom, courage, calculation and time to plan and realize these things? What magical power made him change from a stupid unlucky guy to a criminal expert with strong ability and calculation? It's incredible! William Huey, an Alabama writer, published an article in Outlook magazine in the United States, which may give us a glimpse and clarify our thinking.
Conspiracy crime
1968 10 at the end of the year, on the eve of the trial of James earl ray. Outlook magazine published an article about the case of Marcy Luther King, written by writer William Huey. This is the first of three serial articles expected to be published by the magazine, which tells the story of James earl ray's experience from/kloc-0 to killing Kim in August, 967. This experience was actually explained by Ray himself. Ray wrote this experience in his exercise book in prison and gave it to the author. Huey paid James $47,000 to get the right to publish and comment on these papers. The general situation of this experience is that after 1967 escaped from prison, Lei met a Cuban named Raul (there are many counter-revolutionary Cubans in the United States). Raul is not tall and has light hair. He took the initiative to get to know Ray and promised to give the escaped prisoner a large sum of money so that he could live a well-off life in a safe place. There, he didn't have to be afraid of the police or being forcibly sent back to Missouri State Prison. For these benefits, Ray should complete some of Raul's tasks. Ray wanted to know what the task was, but Raul replied, "I don't give you money to ask questions, but to do things." So, the fugitive ray began a strange life. According to Raul's instructions, he moved from one city to another, registered in the hotel under various names (documents provided by Raul), studied at the Bartender School in Los Angeles, studied at the Dance School in New Orleans, and had a minor plastic surgery. He drove back and forth to Mexico many times. Ray himself guessed that he was probably transporting drugs and hiding them in an inflated tire tube. He got money from Raul, quite a lot of money. According to Raul's instructions, Ray got his driver's license and spent $2,000 on a Mustang. Finally, according to Raul's instructions, Ray bought a Remington rifle in Montgomery and drove the Mustang to Memphis on April 4th. 1968. He strictly followed Raul's orders and rented Room 5 of Mrs. Brewer's serviced apartment. This room adjoins the bathroom. From the bathroom window, you can clearly see the balcony of Lorraine Hotel, which happens to be where Gate 306 is located. Huey's article is very convincing. After every personal confession of Ray, Huey has an attachment. He mentioned in the attachment how he verified every name, address and person mentioned by Lei. Tiy traveled all over the country and repeated all the trips that Ray had completed under Raul's orders. He visited almost everyone who had met Ray and recorded their conversation. He was sure that Ray didn't make a mistake in a conversation or an address. If Ray can't remember clearly or doesn't know the address, he will draw a detailed schematic diagram according to Huey's request. As it turns out, the schematic diagram was never out of fantasy, nor was it wrong. Huey made the above statement in two consecutive articles. The second article was published in the next issue of the magazine immediately after the first article. Of course, Huey didn't visit Raul, because even Ray himself didn't know the permanent address of the mysterious master. From beginning to end, it was the Cuban with light hair who offered to meet, and Ray only had to appear where his master ordered him to stay. Outlook magazine published the first two articles and promised to publish the third. The trailer announced that the author would talk about how Martin Luther King was killed on April 4th in the third article. The American people are anxiously waiting for the publication of this third concluding article. Suddenly, a new accident appeared. A few days before the publication of Outlook, which published the third article, the newspaper announced that it would no longer publish the article. Whose decision is this? Author? Editor? Magazine owner? I don't know. It should be said that the decision not to publish the published articles that millions of readers are waiting for is an unprecedented and remarkable strange thing in American news. The first two articles deeply attracted readers, and the print run of the magazine almost increased to 654.38+00,000. It seems that the third article will increase the print run. For Outlook magazine, whose economic situation is not so good, this opportunity of fame and fortune is really once in a blue moon. Incredibly, however, this article is no longer published. Journalists are eager to find the author William Huey, so as to find out the truth of the premature death of the serial article as soon as possible. Huey refused to meet reporters and answer their questions for a long time. Finally, after "However, before she started to walk towards us, we called a thousand times and urged a thousand times", his answer was very surprising. "I came to the conclusion that Ray committed the crime alone." Huey said. "But, I'm sorry, haven't you convincingly confirmed the opposite conclusion?" "Yes, it was confirmed, but then I changed my mind." "Did you get the supplementary materials? Ray gave up his opinion? " "No, it's just that I changed my mind." "Why?" "I can't find the mysterious Raul anywhere. I didn't find him, and I didn't see anyone he came into contact with. Ray can't tell anyone who knows Raul. I come to the conclusion that Raul is fabricated. Therefore, I refused to publish the third article myself. " Huey's answer is confusing. He spent several months carefully verifying all kinds of materials. I didn't change my point of view after the first article was published, nor did I change my point of view after the second article was published, but on the eve of the publication of the crucial third chapter, I made a 180 degree turn in this short interval, completely denying my point of view. However, in this short time, he has never been anywhere, and it is impossible to receive any unexpected supplementary information. Moreover, he has never quoted such materials. Who forced Huey to believe a recent statement that ran counter to his own point of view? Who will overturn the conclusion of the conspiracy? Who will put forward the argument of committing a crime alone? A series of puzzling questions piled up in people's minds. Huey's third article was not published, but at least a dozen people read it because he went to the editorial department. So the news about the content of this article is still spreading like wildfire. According to Ray himself, he did rent a room in a serviced apartment, Mrs. Brewer, just opposite the Roland Hotel. However, Raul came to this room, and Ray went downstairs according to his orders. Shortly after the gunshot, Raul rushed to the front of the Mustang and threw his rifle bag on the sidewalk. He got into the car and lay on the floor in front of the back seat with a cushion on his head. Ray drove his mustang to the north of the city. After a while, when he stopped at the traffic lights, Raul opened the car door, got off the bus and disappeared. Ray drove to Atlanta, from where he fled to Canada by plane, and then obtained a passport with Raul's documents and flew to London. Then, Raul should come to him and give him the reward he deserves-$65,438+2,000. This is what Ray said about the experience, which may be confirmed by Huey. Although Huey's third article was not published, Huey had come to the conclusion at the end of the second article: Martin Luther King's murder was a conspiracy, and Ray did not commit the crime alone. However, what kind of conspiracy is this? Besides Raul and Ray, who else is involved in this conspiracy? Who is the mastermind behind Raul? People are suspicious. Only surveys can and should answer these questions. People are waiting for a public trial.
conduct a public trial
The date of trial is set at1968165438+10/0/2. In Memphis, everything is ready for the trial. 65,438+000 policemen were selected to stand guard. Everyone who enters the four-story building of the court must first show their certificates and then fill out a special questionnaire. After that, everyone will be photographed and fingerprints of 10 fingers will be taken. In addition, in order to record their walking posture and facial expressions, they need to be photographed with a camera. Then, search the whole body. The police rummaged through their wallets, unscrewed the pen cover, ordered the tourists to take off their shoes, pulled out the insoles and tapped the heels. These things have been done before eligible people are allowed to enter the small court. In court, in addition to plain clothes, a number of rotating cameras were placed to aim at people and record every movement of people present. All the contestants, even the judges, will be searched daily and a series of inspection measures will be taken. It can be seen that the defensive measures are seamless. But to the great disappointment of the media, the space left by the court is very limited. Even journalists from major newspapers such as The Washington post Post and New York Post were turned away. The trial is expected to last at least six weeks. Suddenly, on the eve of the official court session-1968165438+1October 1 1, James Earley announced his decision to change his defense lawyer. The trial had to be postponed. A reporter from the Memphis judicial authorities explained that the decision was made by Ray himself and no one put any pressure on him. However, people still find it difficult to understand You know, Artu Hynes, a lawyer hired by Lei, has been working for almost half a year. The salary of a famous lawyer will never exceed several thousand dollars. It is true that he got $47,000 from Hugh Inagi because of the article in Outlook magazine, but after deducting the income tax and the $65,438+$5,000 paid to Hayes, this money is obviously not enough to pay the second lawyer, not to mention the new lawyer is the more famous Percy Foreman. Moreover, Foreman's lawyers have to work from scratch, be familiar with the investigation materials, check the materials, and draw their own conclusions, which can not be easily completed in a day or two. Doesn't ray want the truth to be revealed soon? Don't you get revenge for nothing at an early date? Why did he give up an experienced lawyer like Haines? People don't know that time has passed unconsciously ... After postponing the trial for many times, the date of the trial was finally determined again-1March 969 10. However, suddenly, an incredible and unbelievable thing happened at first glance. On March 9, on the eve of the trial, the judicial authorities in Memphis announced that the prosecution and the defense had reached an agreement: Lei Cheng pleaded guilty, in exchange, he would not take the electric chair, but go to prison to serve 99 years. Regular trials will no longer be held. No more witnesses to testify in court, and no more cross-examination. The prosecutor will only make a speech, citing the main evidence that the defendant is guilty in the murder of Martin Luther King; The defense lawyer spoke again, approved the prosecutor's argument, and finally announced the defendant's guilty plea. That's all. The trial began on March 10 and ended on the same day. The prosecutor made a short speech before the jury. He said that there is no doubt that James earl ray is guilty, just as there is no doubt that he committed the crime alone, and there is no doubt that there is no conspiracy. The evidence against the defendant was enough to get him into the electric chair, but because the defendant took wise action and admitted his crime, the public prosecution agency agreed to replace the electric chair with 99 years' imprisonment. The defender said a few compliments to the prosecutor in his reply, and then, without trying to defend the defendant, he tried his best to convince people that Lei committed the crime alone. The judge praised the prosecutor and the defender, and then said that since the defendant wisely admitted his crime and spared the court many entanglements, the case did not need to be tried and everything was clear. The judge said that in this case, Tennessee's humanitarian law allows the defendant who committed the death penalty to be sentenced to 99 years in prison without hearing more details. James earl ray collapsed in the dock, turned gloomily and listened to the verdict. The judge said to him generously, "Does the defendant have a final statement?" "Sir," Ray looked at his defender, then at the prosecutor, the jury and the judge. He said, "Yes, I want to correct one thing …" Prosecutors, judges and defenders all stared at him in surprise. "No, I don't want to change what I said," Ray thought it necessary to reassure them. "But I want to add ..." "I admit that I am guilty, but I don't agree that there is no conspiracy ..." "It's meaningless," the judge decided to brake. "Mainly you have admitted guilt. Let me ask you again, do you agree to plead guilty and serve 99 years instead of taking the electric chair? " What Lei saw was that he had no sympathy for him, so he hung his head helplessly and said hoarsely, "Yes, sir ... I agree ..." The news of Lei's trial caused a sensation throughout the United States. Journalists surrounded the Memphis courthouse. Journalists are not allowed to enter the building, but no one has left. Because Ray was still imprisoned in the building, the reporters decided to stick to all the exits. But they were cheated. Late at night 1 p.m., Lei disguised as the vice governor and slipped out from under the reporter's nose, so that the uncrowned king could not solve the truth of Lei's closed trial and the background of Lei's voluntary confession.
Attic faith
Within a few hours after being sent to prison, Ray asked the prison authorities for a new defense lawyer. He said, "They convinced me that if I didn't admit my crime, I would have to go to the electric chair. My defense lawyer spent six weeks telling me that the best thing I could do seemed to be to plead guilty. He said that at that time, the public prosecution and defense can reach an agreement, and I can avoid death ... Heck, now I understand that it is futile. Everything they imposed on me, life is the most terrible punishment for me ... "For this reason, he appealed to the court in Cincinnati, Ohio. He claimed that he was innocent and made a confession under duress and deception. He asked the court to reopen his case. However, due to the death of Preston Bert, the judge who accepted Lei's application in 1969, the proceedings were delayed again and again. Therefore, the defendant Lei had to apply to the Tennessee Department of Justice, but was rejected. In the following 10 years, although Lei still insisted on this request, the authorities simply ignored it. 198/kloc-0 On June 4th, 2000, four prisoners broke into the prison library and beat Lei severely, resulting in 22 injuries to his head, chest and neck, and 77 stitches were stitched. Shortly thereafter, Ray was transferred to the "Death Corridor" in Nashville State Prison, Tennessee, where he was separated from other prisoners by iron gates locked by 1 1. For more than five years, he has been imprisoned alone. Although he asked for a transfer many times, no one paid attention. 1 August, 9861day, Lei, who was in prison, had a long talk with John Eagleton, a reporter from American Progress Monthly. Lei said: "I won't be surprised if the FBI is found to be involved in the preparations for the assassination of Kim in the future ... It has been confirmed that there are FBI people in Kim's organization, and they are also monitoring Kim in an attempt to kill Kim. When Kim was killed, the FBI quickly found a person like me to confess alone ... "One of the people who can judge the FBI's political insider with evidence is Arthur Mata, a former FBI agent. He was in charge of secretly monitoring Martin Luther King from 1960 to 197 1. He believes: "In the struggle with Kim, Hoover, the director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, became more and more fanatical. He is a real cruel man, and he has a ruthless desire to destroy gold from his body. When the murder happened, he didn't want the FBI to solve it. Although Attorney General Ramsey Clark insisted that we participate in the investigation, we did not set out to find an accomplice. However, even if we have to get involved in this case, Hoover will try to get rid of it. Before the plot was proved, he was eager to blame "someone". After learning of the Memphis court's decision, Coleta King, the wife of Martin Luther King, said: "The confession cannot be allowed to cover up the criminal process, nor can it be used to end the investigation of who helped pull the bolt. Anyone who is not indifferent to this murder should ask Tennessee and the federal government to continue the investigation until all the people involved in this crime are found out. "Under the pressure of public opinion, after the assassination of Kim 10, the US Congress had to conduct a special investigation on the assassination of Kim 1978. The investigation ended on 1978, with hundreds of thousands of pages of materials and 800 pages of summary report. Finally, a new conclusion is drawn that Kim died in a conspiracy, but it is impossible to find out the specific participants in the conspiracy. The truth about the murder of Martin Luther King remains a mystery. Although the enemy physically destroyed Jin by despicable means, although who killed him may always be a mystery, his rebellious spirit is eternal and still inspires people who love equality and freedom to continue to launch fierce attacks on the racial system. Although he died, his beautiful dream and unyielding image will remain in the hearts of the American people forever. As time goes by, Kim's position in the eyes of the American people is getting higher and higher. Starting from 1986, the federal government officially declared the third Monday in June of 1 as Martin Luther king Jr. Day, the leader of the American human rights movement. There is a national holiday to commemorate it. In American history, after the first president George Washington, King is the second person to enjoy this lofty honor. 1986 65438+1On October 20th, UN Secretary-General Pé rez de Cuellar solemnly announced that from 1989, the king's birthday was designated as the UN Memorial Day. Kim has always been admired by people in the United States and the world. His spirit transcends races and national boundaries and inspires people to fight for justice, equality and peace. He is not dead, and he will live forever in the hearts of all those who love and hate him.
People will never forget that August 28th, 1963 was a sunny and exciting day. Under the Washington Monument, USA. A loud, rich, magnetic and appealing voice echoed in the ears of 250 thousand people: "... I have a dream that one day this country will wake up and truly realize its creed:' We take these as self-evident truths: all people are born."