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A Political Turning Point

Question 2 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

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
The civil rights movement was disbanded in the absence of leadership.
C
Most activists came to believe that nonviolence was the best approach.
D
Robert F. Kennedy assumed King’s role within the civil rights movement.

Explanation

After Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968, grief and anger sparked riots in more than 100 cities across the United States. The civil rights movement did not disband, and Robert F. Kennedy did not take King’s place. The correct choice is “Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved.”

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