Monday, November 26, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death

The death of Martin Luther King, Jr. was an event that rocked the entire nation. The famous Civil Rights leader was gunned down in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Countless newspapers covered the assassination. Walter Cronkite reported King's death on CBS News shortly after it happened.

The video above is the CBS news report that Cronkite delivered on the night of King's death.

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