Was James earl ray a member of the Ku Klux Klan?

James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., was not officially a member of the Ku Klux Klan, but he had connections to white supremacist groups. His criminal background and beliefs aligned with racist ideologies, and he was known to have sympathized with such groups. However, there is no definitive evidence that he was an active member of the KKK during his lifetime.