“The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy led directly to the passage of a historic law, the Gun Control Act of 1968.” LawKingsGunPassagesGun ControlHistoricLutherAssassinationGun SafetyRobert F Kennedy Author:Jeffrey Toobin
“I read Macbeth as a secondary student in Nigeria and it was like an African play to me. It had all the right elements - witches, kings and assassinations.” PlayStudentsKingsElementsWitchNigeriaAssassination Author:Sefi Atta
“Nature provides that a man who slaves all day should spend the hours of the night in a palace full of houris whereas a king who wields the sceptre by day should have his sleep disturbed by nightmares of rebellion and assassination.” MenShouldNightHoursSleepKingsShould HaveSlaveNightmareRebellionPalacesDisturbedAssassination Book:Delhi Source: Delhi
“I was born in '58, so the riot in Detroit in 1967 was a memorable introduction to the issue of race and how race made a difference in American society. And then the next year, of course, Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. And the Detroit Tigers winning the World Series. All of that made a huge impression on my growing mind.” WorldYearsMindMadeCoursesNextWinningBornDifferencesRaceIssuesGrowingHugeKingsSeriesImpressionMemorableTigersLutherIntroductionNext YearRiotDetroitAssassinationAmerican SocietyWorld Series Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“Remember, we're talking [in The Black Power Mixtape] about 1967, the year before [Martin Luther] King's assassination. We're talking about the emergence of black power, which is a discussion King mentioned in his last book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? We're talking about the meaning of black power and the possibility that it alienated our supporters, both white and black.” YearsBookLastsRememberBlackCommunityWhiteTalkingPossibilityKingsChaosDiscussionSupporterLutherAssassinationEmergenceBlack PowerMixtapes Author:Danny Glover
“A decade passed between King's assassination and my birth, but the older I get, the more acutely aware I become that 10 years is nothing.” YearsBirthKingsDecadesAssassination Author:Nate Powell