<P> The convention was held during a year of violence , political turbulence , and civil unrest , particularly riots in more than 100 cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King , Jr. on April 4 . The convention also followed the assassination of Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York , on June 5 . Both Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota had been running for the Democratic Nomination at the time . </P>
<P> The convention was held during a year of violence , political turbulence , and civil unrest , particularly riots in more than 100 cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King , Jr. on April 4 . The convention also followed the assassination of Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York , on June 5 . Both Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota had been running for the Democratic Nomination at the time . </P>
what sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968 quizlet
what sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968 quizlet
the assassination of Martin Luther King , Jr.
the assassination of Martin Luther King , Jr.