Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a silent memorial march in her husband's memory, April 8, 1968, following his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and lasting legacy in Memphis Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for his work during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy stand on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, the day before King was shot.

The federal government released over 200,000 pages of documents on the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a move ordered by President Trump.

Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a silent memorial march in her husband's memory, April 8, 1968, following his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.

Endless leads Charles Q. Stephens looks across the street to the Lorraine Motel, April 9, 1968, where flowers mark the spot that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.