King assassination riots

When

4 Apr 1968 – 27 May 1968

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr

The King assassination riots, also known as the Holy Week Uprising, were a wave of civil disturbance which swept across the United States following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. Some of the biggest riots took place in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Chicago, and Kansas City.

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