Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a visit to Newark, March 27, 1968, eight days before he was assassinated.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr greets children at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Newark Evening News from The Newark Public Library
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. touring Newark on March 27, 1968, Photo By Dave Booker for The Star Ledger
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talks to the student body at South Side High, now known as Malcolm X. Shabazz High School. Donald Payne Sr. (D-10th Dist) is pictured in the front row on the lower left. This visit was organized by Winthrop McGriff, 17 year old senior class president, who received King’s direct phone number from his grandfather.
