(2003) An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King. By William F. Pepper. (ISBN: 1859846955 / 1-85984-695-5)

Book Description: Verso Books, New York, 2003. Stated First Edition, number line on copyright page reads 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Red Hard Cover Boards, White Cloth Spine with Black Text. This is a First Edition remainder book which is new and never used. 334 pages, B&W photos, 6.25" x 8.375" tall, 1" thick. New copy - Never read - Not price clipped. Beautiful copy of book and dust jacket. COLLECTOR'S COPY.

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About This Book: First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 334 pages, with photographs. No one has done more the Dr. William F. Pepper to keep alive the quest for the truth concerning the violent death of Dr. King. Now the findings of his exhaustive investigation and additional revelations from the trial are presented. Brand New, Unread.

The definitive account of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.:

Synopsis: Recounts in vivid detail the events surrounding the government conspiracy to assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr., discussing his proposed campaign for president, the media cover-ups of information related to the assassination, and the efforts of contributing corporations.

About The Author: William Francis Pepper (born August 16, 1937) is a attorney based in New York City who is most noted for his efforts to prove the innocence of James Earl Ray in the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sirhan Sirhan in the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

He has been active in other government conspiracy cases including the 9/11 Truth movement and has advocated that George W. Bush be charged with war crimes.

Early life: Pepper received a B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University, Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts and J.D. law degree from Boston College. He was admitted to the bar in 1977. In addition to his United States practice he is a non-practicing barrister in the United Kingdom.

Martin Luther King cases: Martin Luther King Jr. contacted Pepper after seeing a photo essay Pepper had published entitled The Children of Vietnam published in the January 1967 issue Ramparts magazine depicting victims of napalm in Vietnam. Pepper maintained later that the contact contributed to King's more adamant position against the Vietnam War. Pepper was present at King's April 4, 1967 Riverside Church speech in which King launched a strong campaign against the war.

Pepper thought that King's assassination was part of a government conspiracy and became James Earl Ray's last attorney. He postulated that Ray was framed by the FBI, the CIA, the military, the Memphis police and organized crime figures from New Orleans and Memphis. He publicized his position in books and represented James Earl Ray in a televised mock trial in an attempt to get Ray the trial that he never had. Ray was found not guilty in the mock trial, though actually convicted of King's assassination.

Through his writing King's son Dexter King took up the cause to prove Ray was innocent and Dexter even shook hands with Ray in a meeting on March 27, 1997, at the Lois DeBerry Special Needs Facility which he said he believed Ray was innocent.

Following Ray's death Pepper represented the King family in a wrongful death lawsuit, King family vs. Loyd Jowers and "other unknown co-conspirators." During a trial that lasted four weeks Pepper produced over seventy witnesses. Jowers, testifying by deposition, stated that James Earl Ray was a scapegoat and not involved in the assassination. Jowers testified that Memphis police officer Earl Clark fired the fatal shots. On December 8, 1999, the Memphis jury found Jowers responsible and found that the assassination plot included also "governmental agencies." The jury took less than an hour to find in favor of the King family for the requested sum of $100.

Following the trial two sisters, who worked at Jowers' restaurant recanted their support for the case with one of them saying that Jowers had fabricated the story so he could make $300,000 to tell the story.

Other cases: Pepper is involved in Human Rights Law. He has written opinions on the German Border Guards case and more recently an opinion on the application of international law in the Spanish prosecution of individuals relating to war crimes committed post 9/11. For a time he convened the International Human Rights Seminar at Oxford University, during which time individuals such as Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela, accepted invitations to address the seminar. He lives primarily in the United States.

Bibliography:

• The Self-managed child: Paths to Cultural Rebirth, 1973. ISBN 0-06-090310-4
• Sex Discrimination in Employment: An Analysis and Guide for Practitioner and Student, 1982. ISBN 0-87215-331-2
• Orders to Kill: The Truth Behind the Murder of Martin Luther King, 1995. ISBN 0-7867-0253-2
• An Act Of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King, 2003. ISBN 1-85984-695-5
• Die Hinrichtung des Martin Luther King, ISBN 3-7205-2405-1gred

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