king was killed in this city after speaking to sanitation workers who were on strike

Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee.

Direct answer

• The clue “king was killed in this city after speaking to sanitation workers who were on strike” refers to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike.

• King traveled to Memphis to support striking Black sanitation workers demanding better wages, safer working conditions, and union recognition.

• He delivered his famous “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech in Memphis on April 3, 1968, and was assassinated the next day at the Lorraine Motel in the same city.

Answer: Memphis, Tennessee.

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