apr 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Assassination

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Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, an event that sent shock waves reverberating around the world.
His assassination led to an outpouring of anger among black Americans, as well as a period of national mourning that helped speed the way for an equal housing bill that would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era.

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