Which statement best describes an immediate reaction to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination? There was a nationwide search for Sirhan Sirhan, his assassin. The nation lost its desire for racial unity. The nation mourned in nonviolent ways. Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities around the nation.

"R iots broke out in more than one hundred cities around the nation" is the best option, although it should be noted that there were many, many peaceful protests as well.

Answer

Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities around the nation Martin Luther King Jr assassination 1968,

Explanation.

Martin Luther King Jr was a civil rights leader and he became popular a spokesman of civil rights. when he was fighting for these rights he used nonviolence tactics. He was assassinated on 4th April 1968. The day he was murdered he he was out supporting the strike by the garbage collectors. When he was talking with his co-workers a bullet was directed to him. when members of the public recieved news of his murder, Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities around the nation