1968. mlk shot on april 4 rioters took to the streets
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Vietnam - 81968
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Violence of 1968
MLK shot on April 4
Rioters took to the streets
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Robert Kennedy
June 4 – wins California Primary
Walking through a hotel kitchen, Bobby is shot
Sirhan Sirhan Angered by
Kennedy’s support of Israel
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1968
Peak of 536,000 troops in Vietnam
Violence and protests the norm
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1968 Presidential Election Richard Nixon –
Republican Hubert H.
Humphrey – Democrat Current VP
Georg C. Wallace – American Independent
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Turmoil in Chicago
Democratic National Convention held in Chicago
Hubert Humphrey vs. Eugene McCarthy (anti-war activist)
Humphrey had secretly already been nominated by the party
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Chicago
Thousands came to protest in Chicago
Mayor Richard J. Daley, “as long as I am mayor, there will be law and order” 12,000 police
mobilized 5,000 National
Guardsmen
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Chicago
When Humphrey announced…chaos erupted
Meanwhile…the whole world was watching on TV
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Richard Nixon
Lost to JFK in 1960 Lost the
Governor's race of California in 1962
Joined a New York law firm
Helped the GOP in 1966 elections
Won the Presidential bid in 1968
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Nixon
Promised law and order
Promised to end the war
Helped by George Wallace Former democrat
who won 5 southern states
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1968 Election Results
Nixon wins by more than 100 electoral votes
43% of popular vote
And the saga continues…..
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