Davis Houck

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50 Years Later: FSU Professor Reflects On How MLK, RFK Assassinations Changed Civil Rights Movement

In the midst of an eventful decade for the United States, 1968 proved to be one of the most tumultuous years in history. With the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. (April 4, 1968) and Robert F. Kennedy (June 5, 1968) occurring only two months apart, the civil rights movement experienced a drastic shift.