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1968 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Special | 53m 45s

Watch raw reactions from Madison one day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s April 4, 1968 assassination.

Filmed one day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s April 4, 1968 assassination, this raw PBS Wisconsin production captures Madison's unfiltered response. From angry rejections of nonviolence to grief-stricken tributes, street interviews and studio conversations reveal a community grappling with shock, fear, and questions about America's future, interspersed with King's own powerful words.

04/05/1968 | Rating NR

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1968 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Special | 53m 45s

Filmed one day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s April 4, 1968 assassination, this raw PBS Wisconsin production captures Madison's unfiltered response. From angry rejections of nonviolence to grief-stricken tributes, street interviews and studio conversations reveal a community grappling with shock, fear, and questions about America's future, interspersed with King's own powerful words.

04/05/1968 | Rating NR

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