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1968 US Race Riots

In April 1968 major cities across the United States were rocked by race riots following the assassination of black civil rights leader Martin Luther King.

In April 1968 major cities in the United States were rocked by race riots following the assassination of black civil rights leader Martin Luther King. In Washington, Chicago and Baltimore, it took tens of thousands of soldiers to quell the violence. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Virginia Ali, whose restaurant, Ben's Chili Bowl, was just one block away from where the riots began in Washington DC.

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