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A Political Turning Point — Quiz

Question 7 • US History Studies Since 1877

Which occurred in the wake of King’s assassination in 1968?

Answer
A
Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved.
B
Robert F. Kennedy assumed King’s role within the civil rights movement.
C
Most activists came to believe that nonviolence was the best approach.
D
The civil rights movement was disbanded in the absence of leadership.

Explanation

After Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, grief and anger led to riots in more than one hundred U.S. cities. The civil rights movement did not disband, and Robert F. Kennedy did not take King’s place; Kennedy was assassinated later that year. Therefore, the correct choice is “Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved.”

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