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Essay / Analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop Speech
First, there is the theory of government involvement in the assassination. A trial held thirty years after King's death revealed that the bar's owner, Loyd Jowers, and "others, including government agencies," were involved in the assassination. The lawsuit awarded the King family one hundred dollars. The idea that the government was involved in the assassination arose from second-hand information and information circulating among people. The trail became vague as many levels and branches of government came under investigation. A conclusion about who was involved and what the accused planned or did was never fully or clearly formulated. This rules out the conspiracy of government involvement in King's assassination. Then there's the conspiracy of the man in the bushes with a second gun, a conspiracy put forward by local bar owner Loyd Jowers. Jowers claimed that he was in fact given a second gun, but completely contradicted himself by also claiming that he did not see any other weapons. This conspiracy proved highly improbable as there were no witnesses and relied solely on the changing statements given by Jowers. Once another theory is eliminated, the one regarding the shooter's location, more suspicion is placed on Ray. One of the last great conspiracies was that of a mysterious man called Raoul. This name has been mentioned several times, by different people, but mainly by Ray. Raoul was supposed to be from Canada and was, according to Ray, the man who asked Ray to kill King and exactly how he should do it. Investigations into Raoul revealed that not a single person had seen Ray travel or come into contact with the mystery man. This theory becomes another point against Ray as he attempts to blame the murder on a nonexistent man.,