In no way am I saying Colin Kaepernick has the struggle as King. But the same world problem, white people did not see his point until George Floyd’s life was taken on TV for all to see. Like his daughter said her daddy changed the world. Like Selma with police beating peaceful protesters and John Lewis, you had to see the problem. I was a baby in this era and racism has shaped the way I see myself to this day. Racism has always had an economic component and like conservatives, they want to keep things the same. We as Americans should be ashamed of our system it should be set for all to win not just for white men. The reason our government not giving another Stimulus check is that white men are good now. Black and other people of color unemployment are still in the double digits so now they don’t give a damn. We are still fighting for the same mess we fought for in the early Civil rights era. God help us. Malcolm, Martin, and Colin all have one thing in common they stood up and the government set them back down.
We are supposed to be for the people and by the people as longs as you are white, without black and brown people this country would not be as successful as it is on the back of slaves and on the backs of people of color that were genius. It is easy to see that the black and brown built this country and they don’t want us to benefit at all. We need a new chapter of inclusion. That country is for all people. Malcolm, Martin, and George Floyd had to die so Colin’s point could be made. How sad is that!!!
After four weeks of testimony and over 70 witnesses in a civil trial in Memphis, Tennessee, twelve jurors reached a unanimous verdict on December 8, 1999 after about an hour of deliberations that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. In a press statement held the following day in Atlanta, Mrs. Coretta Scott King welcomed the verdict, saying, “There is abundant evidence of a major high-level conspiracy in the assassination of my husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. And the civil court’s unanimous verdict has validated our belief. I wholeheartedly applaud the verdict of the jury and I feel that justice has been well served in their deliberations. This verdict is not only a great victory for my family but also a great victory for America. It is a great victory for truth itself. It is important to know that this was a SWIFT verdict, delivered after about an hour of jury deliberation.
The jury was clearly convinced by the extensive evidence that was presented during the trial that, in addition to Mr. Jowers, the conspiracy of the Mafia, local, state and federal government agencies, were deeply involved in the assassination of my husband. The jury also affirmed overwhelming evidence that identified someone else, not James Earl Ray, as the shooter, and that Mr. Ray was set up to take the blame. I want to make it clear that my family has no interest in retribution. Instead, our sole concern has been that the full truth of the assassination has been revealed and adjudicated in a court of law… My husband once said, “The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” To-day, almost 32 years after my husband and the father of my four children was assassinated, I feel that the jury’s verdict clearly affirms this principle. With this faith, we can begin the 21st century and the new millennium with a new spirit of hope and healing.”
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View Transcript of King Family Press Conference on the Verdict
King Family Statement on Media Requests Regarding the Memphis Verdict
The King family stands firmly behind the civil trial verdict reached by twelve jurors in the Memphis, Tennessee courtroom on December 8, 1999.
An excerpt from remarks made by Mr. Dexter Scott King, Chairman, President, and CEO of The King Center, during the December 9, 1999 press conference regarding the verdict that may be used in support of this family decision:
“We can say that because of the evidence and information obtained in Memphis we believe that this case is over. This is a period in the chapter. We constantly hear reports, which trouble me, that this verdict creates more questions than answers. That is totally false. Anyone who sat in on almost four weeks of testimony, with over seventy witnesses, credible witnesses I might add, from several judges to other very credible witnesses, would know that the truth is here.”
“The question now is, “What will you do with that?” We as a family have done our part. We have carried this mantle for as long as we can carry it. We know what happened. It is on public record. The transcripts will be available; we will make them available on the Web at some point. Any serious researcher who wants to know what happened can find out.”
The King family feels that the jury’s verdict, the transcripts of the conspiracy trial, and the transcripts of the King family’s press conference following the trial — all of which can be found on The King Center’s website — include everything that that family members have to say about the assassination.
Therefore, the King family shares the conviction that there is nothing more to add to their comments on record and will respectfully decline all further requests for comment.
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