April 4, 1968 marks the 41st anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. In this video, The Root takes a look back at the aftermath. Watch a slide show of photographs, and listen to audio footage of Bobby Kennedy delivering the news of King's death at an
Read more on King’s assassination: Alice Bonner remembers the night Washington burned black [11], Brian Gilmore on this old housing crisis [12], Melissa Harris-Lacewell looks behind Coretta's veil [13], Marian Wright Edelman says honoring King is not enough [14], Martin Johnson compiles tunes for a King soundtrack [15]. Monique Fields tells why she doesn't work on King Day [16]. Jack White says the government wasn’t out to get King [17]. Ibram Rogers on the National Mall's stone-faced lie [18]. And Jack White ponders what could have happened if Bobby Kennedy hadn't been shot [19].
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[11] http://www.theroot.com/views/night-washington-burned-black
[12] http://www.theroot.com/views/old-housing-crisis
[13] http://www.theroot.com/views/behind-corettas-veil-black-women-and-burdens-loss
[14] http://www.theroot.com/views/honoring-king-not-enough
[15] http://www.theroot.com/views/king-soundtrack
[16] http://www.theroot.com/views/why-i-don-t-work-king-day
[17] http://www.theroot.com/views/forget-government-conspiracy
[18] http://www.theroot.com/views/stone-faced-lie-mall
[19] http://www.theroot.com/views/big-what-if
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