The King of Love is Dead- April 4, 1968

The King of Love is Dead as Nina Simone called it in her song written after learning about MLK’s death.

Let’s go full circle here…

Nov 23, 1963 interview with MLK regarding the death of John F. Kennedy

April 3, 1968 MLK speaks to city workers in Memphis, giving his famous (and my favorite) Mountaintop speech, less than 24 hours before he shot and killed.

April 4, 1968 Bobby Kennedy speaks about MLK’s death

Amid the tragedy of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, April 4, 1968, an extraordinary moment in U.S. political history occurred as Robert F. Kennedy, younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, broke the news of King’s death to a large gathering of African Americans in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The gathering was actually a planned campaign rally for Robert Kennedy in his bid to get the 1968 Democratic nomination for President. Just after he arrived by plane at Indianapolis, Kennedy was told of King’s death. He was advised by police against making the campaign stop which was in a part of the city considered to be a dangerous ghetto. But Kennedy insisted on going.

He arrived to find the people in an upbeat mood, anticipating the excitement of a Kennedy appearance. He climbed onto the platform, and realizing they did not know, broke the news. (from historyplace.com)

Just 2 months later, almost to the very day, Bobby Kennedy was killed.