... response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the nation's foremost black leader, who had been murdered by a sniper's bullet while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. For all of the legislative activity, some blacks became impatient with the pace of progress. Malcolm X, an eloquent activist, argued for black separation from the white race. Stokely Carmichael, a student ... ...

• Word Count: 1693
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... at a worse time for a nation that was already on edge after last weeks Kent State debacle. In reaction to these events a rally began to assemble on Lynch Street, after Governor Williams ordered the Highway Patrol to help get the crowd under control. The crowd dispersed without event until the following evening when news of Charles Evers (Medgar Evers brother) death was ... ...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School