Wanted Flyer 442, Wanted by the FBI for Civil Rights - Conspiracy, Eric Starvo Galt, April 17, 1968
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Artifact Overview
A nationwide manhunt began after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968. The FBI at first identified the assassin as Eric Starvo Galt -- an alias of James Earl Ray -- and issued posters with that name to various law enforcement agencies. On June 8, 1968, British police apprehended Ray at a London airport as he tried to flee to Rhodesia.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Flier (Printed matter)
Date Made
1968
Subject Date
17 April 1968
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2018.8.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mike and Darlene Cook.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 15.5 in
Width: 10.5 in
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