Ep. 6 - Klandestine: The Trials of James Earl Ray - The Shadow of Ideas - History, Politics, and Current Events on the Edge

The second episode of a two-part series, Raymond continues the conversation with Pate McMichael, author of Klandestine: How a Klan Lawyer and a Checkbook Journalist Helped James Earl Ray Cover Up His Crime. Picking up from Episode 5, they discuss the curious connections, movements, and activities of James Earl Ray surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King. Following the capture of Ray in London, racism and the KKK are heavily involved in his trial. Raymond and Pate explore the the power of conspiracy and the power of hate in the 1960's as they relate to similar racial propaganda machines in use today.

Show Reference Links:

He Slew the Dreamer by William Bradford Huie

"The Trial of James Earl Ray" on IMDb

"Selma" on IMDb

"Freedom Riders" on IMDb

"1964" on American Experience

@PateMcMichael on Twitter

patemcmichael.com

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