1968 Kansas City, Missouri, riot
Riot following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1968 Kansas City riot occurred in Kansas City, Missouri, in April 1968. Kansas City became one of 37 cities in the United States to be the subject of rioting after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The rioting in Kansas City did not erupt on April 4, like other cities of the United States affected directly by the assassination, but rather on April 9 after local events within the city.[4][5]
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1968 Kansas City riot | |||
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Part of the King assassination riots | |||
Date | April 9–10, 1968 | ||
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Caused by | Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. | ||
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Casualties | |||
Death(s) | 6 civilians[1] | ||
Injuries | ~40 civilians[1][2] 26 officers | ||
Arrested | Between 300[3] and 1,042[1] |
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