1968: The King Assassination Riots
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King jr. was assassinated. What followed was one of the greatest waves of riots and social unrest to ever occur in America. Washington D.C., Baltimore, Chicago, and Kansas City exploded in a mixture of human anger and flames. A cloud of sadness and melancholy formed over many who wondered, where do we go from here. In this podcast, we explore the enduring legacy of King and the mood of the nation after his death.
How would King be remembered? How was he viewed in his own time? What were the riots that followed his death? What was their lasting outcome? We ask all of these questions and more in this podcast.
