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The Last Witness to MLK's Death | Boston News
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Clara Ester, one of the last living witnesses to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, has died at 78. A 20-year-old college student in Memphis that April, she was there to support striking sanitation workers—and to enjoy a catfish dinner—when the shot rang out and King fell from the Lorraine Motel balcony. Clara was among the first to reach his side, even checking his pulse. Her presence was later confirmed by FBI records and photos. The trauma of that day, compounded by her childhood memory of seeing her mother mistreated at a segregated train station, reshaped her life. She became a lay minister in Alabama, dedicating 50 years to community service, running programs for the blind, deaf, and homeless. Her death closes a chapter in history, leaving behind a legacy of love, justice, and unwavering activism.
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