The African American community rioted following his death because they had lost someone who had stood up for them and their values. The assassination of Dr. King had repercussions, one of which was a fall in American responsibility on a global scale. Riots broke out, involving looting and arson. No if Dr. King had not been
assassinated these events wouldn't have taken place as they were reaction of the assassination.
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At 6:05 in the evening Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was assassinated on April 4th, 1968, outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was standing on a balcony. Major racial violence outbreaks were sparked by news of King's murder, resulting in more than 40 fatalities nationwide and significant property damage in more than 100 American cities.
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