... a crisis for American society due to his importance to our country. (Schuster)(Hunt) Another assassination that took place in that year was the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. On April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room at the Lorraine Motel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed. Despite Martin Luther King Jr. not being a popular ... was a year of crisis for American society. (Deats) The day after Martin Luther King Jr. was shot; a riot broke out on the streets of over 100 cities. The date was April 5, 1968, and this occurred in the predominately blac...

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