Latest / San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!
Clara Ester: Witness to MLK’s Last Hours | San Antonio News
Clara Ester, a courageous civil rights activist and one of the last living witnesses to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, has died at 78. A 20-year-old college student in Memphis that fateful April day, she rushed to King’s side after the shooting, later leaving the city shaken but forever committed to justice. Inspired by her pastor, she joined the sanitation workers’ strike, deeply moved by King’s final speech — a haunting prelude to his death. Though trauma drove her away from Memphis, she rebuilt her life as a community organizer and church leader, serving as executive director…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.