The Assasination Of Martin Luther King Jr.

Welcome to all of our readers, we are glad you came back to our blog! Today we will talk about one of the most important events in the history of the US, the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. who was one of the most important fighters for the civil right war in United States and in the world, with anything else to say, let’s begin!

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in August of 1963, who promoted the liberty, equality and to give the same civil rights to everyone, specially, African American people, obviously for racism and discrimination, he fought for that for many years, until one day… He was assasinated in 1968 by white people the 4th of April in Tennessee. He was shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. His death was a tragic event and shocked the nation and the world. Investigations and trials were held in connection with his assassination, and a civilian jury found that the government and others were involved in a conspiracy to kill King.

                                       People saying goodbye to Martin Luther King Jr.

After his death, there were protests and riots in some American cities. The riots lasted several days, causing dozens of people's deaths and billions of dollars.

Continuing the Civil Rights Movement: Despite the king's death, the civil rights movement continued, led by other important people such as Jesse Jackson and Ralph Avanasie.

Increased awareness of racist violence: King's death has increased the need for racist violence and the need to deal with American racism. Many white people, who had previously been interested in the civil rights movement, noted the importance of the king's work.

Robert F. Kennedy did a speech in 1968 about his death and he said that we should all fight as humans for our civil rights, and that it doesn’t matter how you are you needed to set yourself free and independent.

                                                Kennedy surrounded by people the day he made his speech

In conclusion, Martin Luther king Jr. was a man that fought for equality and human civil rights for everyone, and he will be remembered as well as Kennedy and their speeches for their fights and for all civil rights.