Letter From Birmingham Jail

RFK’s Speech Following the Death of MLKBy Senator Robert F. Kennedy 1968

Riots broke out across America following King's death, though not in Indianapolis, where Kennedy delivered this speech. Do you think Kennedy's speech prompted a peaceful response to King's assassination? Why? What lessons can we learn from Kennedy's speech about achieving peace, particularly along racial divides?

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I don't really think that there was anything that Kennedy could have said to quell the riots. This was an historical shift in American society. Kennedy gave a good speech but, in the end, I feel it was a white president speaking to white people. The black population would not be so easily placated.

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