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As the waves of protests of the 1960s intensified to a new high in 1968, repressive governments through widespread police crack downs, shootings, executions and even massacres marked social conflicts in Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and China.
The Trenton Riots of 1968 were a major civil disturbance that took place during the week following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4. More than 200 Trenton businesses, mostly in Downtown, were ransacked and burned.
Learn about the four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting in Washington, D.C., following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Find out the background, causes, events, and aftermath of the riots that affected the city's African-American community and the federal government.
An exploration into the riots of 1968 after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This exhibit concentrates on six major cities that were devastated by civil unrest in the days and...
27 mar 2018 · On April 4, 1968, the country was still reeling from racial tensions that had sparked deadly riots the year before in Detroit and Newark. But the capital city was said to be special. Some...
4 mar 2019 · How The Washington Post used declassified Secret Service reports, archival maps and photos, and interviews to create an interactive visual timeline of the riots that followed MLK's assassination. Learn how they geo-referenced, digitized, and designed the maps and the story.
15 sty 2018 · It was a violent year. Liberals reeled, a war dragged on and protests raged. People got all their news from radio, TV and newspapers. But what if they’d had phones vibrating with modern news...
