Samuel L. Jackson has a long history with the Civil Rights Movement. After Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, Jackson attended King’s funeral in Atlanta, where he ushered.

Samuel L. Jackson was a sophomore at Morehouse College in Atlanta when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Samuel L. Jackson’s surprising connection to Martin Luther King Jr. The casket of assassinated civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a massive funeral procession through the ...

“Many might not know that prior to his acting career, Jackson was a staunch activist during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, even serving as an usher at Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral.

Samuel L. Jackson shares how Martin Luther King Jr.'s death led him to activism By Christian Holub Published on April 3, 2018 02:45PM EDT ...