King's Memphis march turns violent
1968 · Event
Young militants smash windows and police respond with tear gas and gunfire; a 16-year-old is killed and King is led away humiliated.
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- Montgomery bus boycott (1955)
- Selma to Montgomery marches (1965)
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- Birmingham campaign (1963)
- King writes the Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)
- Freedom Summer (1964)
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