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 perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in.
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 reporter...
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 campaigning to earn the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, made his remarks while in Indianapolis, Indiana, after speaking at two Indiana universities ...
Statement on Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., …
Apr 4, 2014 · Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings, and he died because of that effort. In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we …
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, sparking multi-day riots in over 100 cities including Washington DC, Kansas City, Los …
Indianapolis officials 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 Memphis. Kennedy insisted upon speaking. He arrived late, after dark, to a crowd waiting in a parking lot near some basketball courts.
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 Luther...
The History Place - Great Speeches Collection: Robert F. Kennedy …
Amid the tragedy of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on Thursday, April 4th, 1968, an extraordinary moment in American political history occurred as Robert F. Kennedy, younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, broke the news of King's death to a large gathering of African Americans that evening in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Robert F. Kennedy on the Death of Martin Luther King Jr. - The Atlantic
May 31, 2020 · Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 speech following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination offers a stark lesson in what has changed—and what remains the same—more than 50 years later.
Robert F. Kennedy Speech - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
On the evening of April 4, 1968, as more than a hundred cities erupted in violence following the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-N.Y.) stood before a mostly African American audience in Indianapolis and made a moving personal appeal for calm that won national acclaim.