{"product_id":"he-slew-the-dreamer-my-search-for-the-truth-about-james-earl-ray-and-the-murder-of-martin-luther-king-paperback","title":"He Slew the Dreamer: My Search for the Truth about James Earl Ray and the Murder of Martin Luther King - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bradford Huie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRiche Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eWayne Greenhaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor William Bradford Huie was one of the most celebrated figures of twentieth-century journalism. A pioneer of \"checkbook journalism,\" he sought the truth in controversial stories when the truth was hard to come by. In the case of James Earl Ray, Huie paid Ray and his original attorneys $40,000 for cooperation in explaining his movements in the months before Martin Luther King's assassination and up to Ray's arrest weeks later in London. Huie became a major figure in the investigation of King's assassination and was one of the few persons able to communicate with Ray during that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuie, a friend of King, writes that he went into his investigation of Ray believing that a conspiracy was behind King's murder. But after retracing Ray's movements through California, Louisiana, Mexico, Canada, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, and London, Huie came to believe that James Earl Ray was a pathetic petty criminal who hated African Americans and sought to make a name for himself by murdering King. He Slew the Dreamer was originally published in 1970 soon after Ray went to prison and was republished in 1977, but was out of print until the 1997 edition, published with the cooperation of Huie's widow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features an essay by scholar Riché Richardson that provides fresh insight, and it includes the 1977 prologue, which Huie wrote countering charges by members of Congress, the King family, and others who claimed the FBI had aided and abetted Ray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, 1977, 1997, and now, He Slew the Dreamer offers a remarkably detailed examination of the available evidence at the time the murder occurred and an invaluable resource to current debates over the King assassination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Bradford Huie \u003c\/b\u003e(1910-1986), a journalist, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003einvestigative reporter, editor, television host, and novelist, wrote hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles as well as over twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Americanization of Emily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Execution of Private Slovik\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revolt of Mamie Stover\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMud on the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (all made into films), and \u003ci\u003eWolf Whistle\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of the Emmett Till lynching. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThree Lives for Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52723000344883,"sku":"9781496820631","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d2c9JSbq6H9781496820631.webp?v=1763661387","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/he-slew-the-dreamer-my-search-for-the-truth-about-james-earl-ray-and-the-murder-of-martin-luther-king-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}