Louisville riots of 1968

When

1968

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

38.26° N, 85.75° W

Description

unrest in Parkland after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Unrest in Parkland after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

Louisville, Kentucky experienced three days of rioting in May 1968. As in many other cities around the country, there were unrest and riots partially in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4. On May 27, a group of 400 people, mostly blacks, gathered at 28th and Greenwood Streets, in the Parkland neighborhood.

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