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Retired Memphis Policeman: No Black Officers Assigned to Martin Luther King on Day of Assassination
We speak with retired Memphis police sergeant Jerry Williams about the day Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. Williams, who worked in the homicide bureau, was twice assigned to head King’s security team on his visits to Memphis, but on the day he was assassinated, Williams says no black officers were assigned to King’s detail. [includes rush transcript]
