4 avr. 1968 - CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS ASSASSINATED On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on his hotel room’s balcony. Emotionally-charged looting and riots followed, putting even more pressure on the Johnson administration to push through additional civil rights laws.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
4 avr. 1968
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 56 ans
