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A moment frozen in time: Witnesses recall King's death

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  • Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968
  • Witnesses remember the moments leading up to the shot and its aftermath
  • Some say King's "mountaintop" speech the night before was a premonition
  • iReport: Where were you when King was assassinated? Send us your memories
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