What effect did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination have on US society in 1968?

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the Supreme Court of the US realized that racial tensions were running high and attempted to ease tensions by integrating US schools with the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision

the Civil Rights movement died with MLK's assassination

his assassination encouraged Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery

King's death further encouraged Black Power movement support and riots

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Meredith Powell

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29 May, 17:43

What effect did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination have on US society in 1968?

Question 1 options:

the Supreme Court of the US realized that racial tensions were running high and attempted to ease tensions by integrating US schools with the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision

the Civil Rights movement died with MLK's assassination

his assassination encouraged Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery

King's death further encouraged Black Power movement support and riots

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Valery Dennis · Answer 1

The correct answer is: King's death further encouraged Black Power movement support and riots

The death of the leader of the nonviolent wing of the Civil Rights movement catalyzed many to reject the nonviolent tactics of MLK and to move towards more radical methods of achieving equal rights.