Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a leading African-American civil rights activist, on April 4, 1968, Washington, D.C., experienced a four-day period of violent civil …

The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, which were predominantly characterized by the rise of left-wing politics, [1] anti-war sentiment, civil rights …

The Trenton Riots of 1968 were a major civil disturbance that took place during the week following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4. More than 200 …

Apr 6, 2018 · Two short years after 1968, the year the United States endured a series of cataclysmic episodes of politically tinged bloodletting, historian Richard Hofstadter observed …

Apr 5, 2023 · Rioting and protests lasted in Washington, D.C. from April 4th thru April 8th. In the end, 13 people were killed, around 1000 were injured, and over 6100 individuals were arrested.

Mar 27, 2018 · On April 4, 1968, the country was still reeling from racial tensions that had sparked deadly riots the year before in Detroit and Newark. But the capital city was said to be special.

Apr 2, 2018 · It’s been 50 years since the 1968 D.C. riots, in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King — a chaotic event that exposed the deep racial fissures in the city’s social …

Apr 2, 2018 · WASHINGTON — It’s been 50 years since the 1968 D.C. riots, in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King — a chaotic event that exposed the deep racial …

Jan 5, 2018 · A turbulent 1968 included the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War, the assassinations of MLK and Robert F. Kennedy and the historic Apollo 8 lunar mission.

Apr 1, 2008 · African-American leader Virginia Ali and novelist George Pelecanos remember the 1968 riots—and how they changed Washington. “I don’t like to predict violence,” Martin Luther …