Vigil To Be Held At MLK Jr. Memorial In DC

King was assassinated 54 years ago today in Memphis, Tennessee.

(Washington, DC) — A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The vigil is being held on the 54th anniversary of Reverend King’s murder. King was assassinated while standing on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968. The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support striking African-American sanitation workers.