Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King gave birth to Michael Luther King Jr. at noon on January 15, 1929. Michael, who later changed his name to Martin, became one of the best-known civilian figures, human rights leaders, supporting non-violent protest against segregation and racial discrimination. On April 3, King arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, where he would lead a march of health care workers protesting low wages and poor working conditions. That evening, King delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech to a relatively small crowd that had braved the weather to hear King speak. King's thoughts were obviously on his own mortality, as he spoke of the threat of the plane and the moment he was stabbed. Local newspapers mocked King when he announced he was returning to Memphis for a second round. Among other barbs and barbs, the local press criticized him for staying at a white-owned Holiday Inn, rather than the Lorraine Motel, which was black-owned. (Overbeck pg 2) Hoping to avoid further bad press following the disastrous March 28 demonstration, not wanting to add to all the hatred filling the air King moved his accommodations to a room at the Lorraine Motel, where this would prove be a grave mistake on April 4th. On the evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King and his friends were dressing for dinner with Memphis minister Billy Kyles. King was in room 306 on the second floor and hurried to get dressed since they were a little late. While wearing the shirt and using Magic Shave Powder to shave, King talked to Ralph Abernathy about an upcoming event. Around 5.30pm Kyles had knocked on their door to let them out. The three men joked about what would be served for dinner. King and Abernathy wanted to confirm that they would be served "soul food" and not something like filet mignon. About a half hour later, Kyles and King walked out of the motel room onto the balcony (Garrow 36-37). Many applauded as the civil rights leader graciously exited the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel. Roaring applause from the crowd went up as Martin Luther King stood there waving his hand with his heart-warming smile and his good friend Reverand Jesse Jackson. Kyles was just a couple of steps down the stairs and Abernathy was still in the motel room when the shot rang out and the cheerful spirit of the crowd was extinguished..