Reactions to the death of Martin Luther King 1968, .

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2011.

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4.5.68 Sound. Cleveland, Ohio. Service for Martin Luther King. Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) talking at rostrum in front of audience seated at tables in the Cleveland City Club. Close up of RFK's wife. 5.4.68 Sound. Group of men praying for Martin Luther King. Stokely Carmichael speaking at press conference of retaliation after the death of King. Carmichael talking about deaths of Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King; he calls for black people to retaliate for the death of their leaders. 4.5.68 Sound. Carnegie Hall, New York. Robert Moseley speaking at a service held for King on the night of his death: "My name is Robert Moseley, the producer of this show. At 7:10 this evening Martin Luther King was shot in Tennessee. This was to be a gala occasion for a little negro college in Mississippi appearing in Carnegie Hall. Martin Luther King twenty minutes ago died." Audience gasping and looking stunned. Reverend John Grenville leading prayer for King. Women wiping tears from their eyes. Band and choir perfrom gospel song. 4.5.68 Sound. New York. Demonstration in retaliation of death of Martin Luther King. Crowd of young people chanting his name. Crowd passing money forward from hand to hand. Man speaking at microphone to crowd. Close associate of King giving press conference on future of civil rights movement. 5.4.68 Sound. New York. Mayor John Lindsay sitting at his desk reading words of Martin Luther King. Urging citizens of New York to conduct themselves peacefully. Concludes by stating that Dr. King's funeral will be a formal day of mourning in New York.

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