Full RFK Speech — Kennedy King Memorial Initiative
Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. He died in the cause of that effort. In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it's …
When Robert Kennedy Delivered the News of Martin Luther King…
Apr 2, 2018 · Martin Luther King Jr.—murdered. The news of April 4, 1968, was like a body blow to Senator Robert Kennedy. He “seemed to shrink back,” said John J. Lindsay, a Newsweek …
Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Martin Luther King ...
On April 4, 1968, United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York delivered an improvised speech several hours after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Kennedy, who was …
Statement on Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., …
Apr 4, 2014 · Senator Robert F. Kennedy Indianapolis, Indiana April 4, 1968. Listen to this speech. I have bad news for you, for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all …
Robert F. Kennedy Speech on Death of MLK, Jr.
On April 4, 1968, Civil Rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of his passing spread throughout the country, …
wanted Robert F. Kennedy to cancel an open-air campaign rally in a Black neighborhood after a then-unknown assailant shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a motel balcony in …
When Robert F. Kennedy Told an Indianapolis Crowd of King’s ...
Apr 4, 2018 · Fifty years ago, Senator Robert F. Kennedy climbed onto the back of a flatbed truck to deliver the news to a largely African-American crowd in Indianapolis that the Rev. Dr. Martin …
The Speech – Robert F. Kennedy, Indianapolis, and the Death of Martin …
Mar 31, 2022 · Most who had gathered in this majority Black neighborhood, however, had not yet heard the horrible news that, earlier in the evening, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, …
Read Robert Kennedy's speech he gave on Martin Luther King Jr…
Mar 30, 2018 · On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy visited Indianapolis on a presidential campaign stop. Before giving his speech, he learned of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination …
How My Grandfather, RFK, Stopped a Riot - POLITICO
Apr 4, 2016 · On this day in 1968, my grandfather, Robert F. Kennedy, shared the tragic news of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death with a crowd in downtown Indianapolis. It was the era before …