Martin Luther Kings assassination

• When was Martin Luther King assassinated?

  4th April 1968
• What campaign was Martin Luther King involved in at the time of his assassination?

  Poor People's Campaign
• Why was Martin Luther King in Memphis at the time of his assassination?

  Supporting a strike of rubbish collectors
• How many towns experienced riots the night after Martin Luther King's death?

  172
• Why were the protests significant following Martin Luther King's assassination?

  It was the most widespread night of racial violence in US history
• How many people were killed and injured in the riots after Martin Luther King's assassination?

  32 black people killed; 3500 seriously injured
• How much damage was done to property during the riots following Martin Luther King's assassination?

  $45 million
• What did many people take as the message of Martin Luther King's assassination?

  Justified the need for violence and self-defence - non-violence was over with MLK's killing
• What time period is referred to as "Progress" in the study material?

  1968-1975