The Assassination of Martin Luther King - 1968

S1 E4: In 1968, a tumultuous 100 days began and ended in tragedy with the death of two political icons. On April 4th civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated. As MLK’s killer went on the run, presidential primary campaigning crisscrossed the country. Within weeks, Robert Kennedy was murdered in California. Violence and desperation gripped the USA.