What the records say
- When
- 1968
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 39.10° N, 94.58° W
- Description
- riot following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
- Date from
- year in its name
Placed at the town its title names, Kansas City.
1968 Kansas City, Missouri, riot
Riot following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The 1968 Kansas City riot occurred in April 1968. Kansas City became one of 37 cities in the United States to be the subject of rioting after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The rioting in Kansas City did not erupt on April 4, like other cities of the United States affected directly by the assassination, but rather on April 9 after local events within the city.
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