The same year in which MLK delivered his I Have a Dream speech in front of hundreds of thousands of listeners in Washington, DC, and millions of viewers on television, the consummate African-American leader was gunned down at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Presently, the site on which the motel stood is a Museum dedicated to black equality in the United States.
The assassination led to a nationwide wave of riots in Washington DC , Chicago , Baltimore , Louisville, Kansas City , and dozens of other cities. Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy was on his way to Indianapolis for a campaign rally when he was informed of King's death. He gave a short speech to the gathering of supporters informing them of the tragedy and urging them to continue King's ideal of non-violence. James Farmer, Jr. and other civil rights leaders also called for non-violent action.
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