August Militaria, Autographs, Collectibles & Toys Auction

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JAMES EARL RAY

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Start price: $60

Estimated price: $120 - $240

Auction house commission: 25%

(1928 – 1998) Infamous for assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Signed excerpt from a USA Today interview with six questions printed: ‘USA TODAY: Do you think King’s death changed history?’ Ray: ‘I don’t think it affects the country if the president or someone gets shot becasue the same people control the country. So they just take up where the other party left off?’, signed by James Earl Ray at the conclusion in black ink, 8.5 x 11 inches. Very small tear bottom margin.

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