Medallion

Donor & Donor Jess* gave me this necklace with a medallion featuring the likenesses of Dr. Martin King, Jr. ⇒ (“MLK”), John F. Kennedy ⇒ (“JFK”) and Robert F. Kennedy ⇒ (“RFK”) after finding it on sale for a nominal fee. Jess thought that it would be a piece that I would enjoy. She was correct.

Later on, I was asked if I had actually worn the item. Yes, I wore it for the immediate week thereafter. I continue to wear it for special occasions.

Curatins

A well-known connection between the three men featured on the medallion is that all were victims of political assassination. 1960s America was a time of change within which time each man was a seen as a representative of some idea that challenged the status quo. Legends always grow from people that are stopped in their prime.

Each assassination was met with intense reactions. JFK’s death stunned Americans because, like on Pearl Harbor and 9/11, an unexpected attack shattered the idea of safety within the bubble. MLK’s death inspired riots and inspired RFK to give one of his most famous speeches ⇒. RFK’s death changed the dynamics of the 1968 U.S. Presidential Election.

JFK

John F. Kennedy was elected to the offices of President of the United States, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (11th District) and an award-winning World War II Navy seaman. He was also awarded the 1957 Pulitzer Prize in Biography ⇒ for a book written by his speechwriter Theodore Sorensen.

JFK died from a gunshot wound on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. He was inside of the Presidential motorcade taking part in a parade as part of political fundraising. His death is infamously documented by the Zapruder film.

MLK

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an activist Baptist preacher that became a leader of the African-American Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam War movements. His method of choice was nonviolent means of civil disobedience. He is honored in America with a holiday named after him usually celebrated on January 15th.

He died from a gunshot wound on April 4, 1968. He was shot from across the street while standing outside of his room at the Lorraine Motel ⇒ after speaking to sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee.

RFK

Robert F. Kennedy was brother of JFK and appointed as U.S. Attorney General during JFK’s administration, was elected US Senator from New York, and ran in the 1968 Democratic Party Presidential Nominee.

RFK died June 6, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, of a gunshot wound. He was being whisked through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel ⇒ after giving a celebration speech over winning the California primary leading up to the U.S. Presidential Election of 1968.

Conspiracy

The investigations into the deaths of each man hsve also aroused suspicions of what really happened or the true motivations of the killers. Amateur historians have made a cottage industry out of questioning the official explanations. Lee Harvey Oswald ⇒ was a loner that shot JFK from the Sixth Floor of the Texas School Book Depository ⇒. James Earl Ray ⇒ was a racist segregationist upset at King’s message. Sirhan Sirhan ⇒ was a lone gunman who killed RFK over RFK’s support for Israel.

So far, there are not any better explanations. For alternate explanations to be worth considering, I want five hurdles to be crossed. First, the theory must survive a shaving by Ockham’s Razor ⇒ by making the most sense with the least explanation. Second, the theory forming conclusions from evidence rather than forming evidence from conclusions. Third, the theory has to provable. Fourth, research should be thorough and cite worthwhile sources. Fifth, the theory can not disclaim the official answers simply because of a preference.