A Ripple of Hope

On April 4, 1968, the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, Robert Kennedy was campaigning for president in Indiana. The atomosphere quickly became explosive, with the news of King's death prompting riots and fires in cities across the nation. Kennedy was urged to cancel a campaign rally in the inner city of Indianapolis that night, but he refused - insisting that he would speak to the crowd, despite the very real threat of violence.