Dr. King was rushed back to his hotel when the strike erupted into a riot on March 28 , 1968 . He vowed he would return to Memphis to lead a successfully peaceful march . King returned to Memphis a week later , but was assassinated on April 4 , 1968 before his second march from Clayborn took place . On April 16 , a deal was finally negotiated for union recognition and better wages for the sanitation workers . The strike had come to an official end
assassinated on April 4 , 1968
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Clayborn Temple