WATCH LIVE: Memorials commemorate Martin Luther King Jr on 50th anniversary of his assassination

April 04, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 50 years ago on April 4, 1968. There are memorials being held across the nation today to commemorate the slain civil rights leader. Watch live video, courtesy of NBC News, below:

WATCH LIVE: Memorials commemorate Martin Luther King Jr on 50th anniversary of his assassination

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