The Biggest Manhunt In FBI History: The Assassination Of Martin Luther King

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🚨 THIS IS PART TWO OF OUR SERIES ON AMERICA IN 1968: PART ONE HERE youtu.be/Mfj0WJ_hOtI 🚨 NEXT EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/4zJfKbSpyNo PLAYLIST HERE: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuHt80hfVSCqN3Xy2_TgefBi Today on The Rest Is History, Tom and Dominic explore how the assassination of Martin Luther King caused the biggest manhunt in FBI history up to that point. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join 00:00 Setting the scene 05:04 'Law and order' 05:56 Martin Luther King and Vietnam 09:38 The move of the civil rights movement against King 13:13 How King’s mentality shifted by 1968 14:13 Martin Luther King being tracked by the FBI 16:53 Martin Luther King’s shift in focus to poverty 19:43 Martin Luther King’s travel to Memphis 26:28 The Lorraine motel 27:18 MLK Travels to Mississippi 28:28 The march in Memphis 32:52 MLK travels to Atlanta 37:38 King’s last speech in Memphis 40:53 He goes to the Lorraine motel for his last night 51:20 The FBI manhunt begins 55:23 The suspect’s sentencing 56:03 MLK’s funeral The peaceful figurehead of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s, Dr Martin Luther King had inspired hundreds of thousands to demand equal rights for African Americans. But by 1968, the once uniting leader seemed to be losing popularity, both amongst activists and in the press. As he grappled with being hunted and threatened by the FBI, he was also contending with a new generation of more militant activists who felt that his nonviolent approach was not working. Downtrodden but not defeated, King plans a new Poor People’s Campaign to combat poverty in America. As part of this new focus, he visits Memphis to support striking sanitation workers. The day before his final moments at the Lorraine Motel, he preaches to a crowd, ‘I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.’ Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King, including the public outcry that ensued, and his more recent legacy as a secular saint in the USA with a dedicated national holiday. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Editor: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor