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Thursday, 17 January, 2002, 12:41 GMT
Anger over King tribute 'mix-up'
![]() James Earl Jones is behind the voice of Darth Vader
A plaque honouring actor James Earl Jones at a Florida event marking Martin Luther King Day has instead paid tribute to James Earl Ray - the man who killed the civil rights leader.
Ray shot King in a Memphis hotel in 1968. The plaque is being corrected in time for the actor's visit to a ceremony in Lauderhill, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, this Saturday.
Mr Wilcox said his company, Adpro, made it clear to the plaque's manufacturer, Texas-based Merit Industries, that the message was for James Earl Jones. The Tony Award-winning actor provided the voices of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King.
"I apologise to whoever I need to apologise to. This was a mistake, a very unfortunate mistake," said Herbert Miller of Merit Industries. Merit had offered to correct the plaque, but Adpro turned down the offer, accusing the company of being "culturally insensitive". The correction is being made by a local firm. King is honoured across the United States on 21 January, Martin Luther King Day.
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