Who was on the balcony with King when he was shot?

On the balcony with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was shot were several of his close associates, including Ralph Abernathy, Jesse Jackson, and Andrew Young. All of them were also active members of the Civil Rights Movement.

Ralph Abernathy was a Baptist minister and close friend of King. He was also a leader in the Civil Rights Movement and served as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) after King’s death.

Abernathy was standing next to King on the balcony at the time of the shooting and later wrote about the events leading up to the assassination in his book “And the Walls Came Tumbling Down.”

Jesse Jackson was a Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and politician. He was also a member of the SCLC and had worked closely with King on various civil rights campaigns. He was also on the balcony with King at the time of the shooting.

Andrew Young was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader. He had worked closely with King, serving as a top aide and executive director of the SCLC.

All these men were present and were witnesses to the tragic event of King’s assassination. They all continued their activism and leadership in the Civil Rights Movement and different capacities in politics and government.