Collection Number:
04271
Collection Title: Files for "The Making of an Assassin: The Life of James Earl Ray," 1960-1976.
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Size |
About 13,000 items (13.5 linear feet). |
Abstract |
Files compiled by George McMillan as he researched and wrote his book, "The making of an assassin: the life of James Earl Ray" (1976). Ray killed Martin Luther King Junior. The files include correspondence, transcripts
of interviews, biographical information, research notes, copies of articles and other
materials, and a draft of the book.
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Creator |
McMillan, George. |
Curatorial Unit |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language |
English |
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Files for The Making of an Assassin: The Life of James Earl Ray, #4271, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Files compiled by George McMillan as he researched and wrote his book,
The making of an assassin: the life of James Earl Ray (1976). Ray killed Martin Luther King Junior. The files include correspondence, transcripts
of interviews, biographical information, research notes, copies of articles and other
materials, and a draft of the book.
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