“justice toward those who still suffer ... “
Senator Robert F. Kennedy
STATEMENT ON ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 4, 1968
Title says it all.
“What we need ,,, is not division; not hatred; not violence or lawlessness; but
CJKent (Banned)“The more a person needs to be right, the less certain he is...”
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last commentRFK did a very good job, announcing King's death to the black community, and in large measure picking up King's mantle, and winning the CA primary.
Memorial in St. James Park, San Jose
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I love to listen to that speach. His advisers did not want him to give that speech. It was totally off the cuff and RFK was not great at making speeches. A little known fact is that Indy was about the only large city where African Americans did not riot. It was because of the speech by RFK.
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^^^^^ Good point, I had not known that about Indy.
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