1968 · Civil rights · AssassinationMartin Luther King Jr.
King was expanding from civil rights into opposition to the Vietnam War, economic redistribution, labour organising, and the Poor People's Campaign. King's assassination removed the most influential leader connecting racial justice, labour rights, anti-war politics, and economic reform.
Baseline dossier published; continuing evidence review
4 Apr 1968Memphis, Tennessee, United StatesHomicide
1968 · Political leader · AssassinationRobert F. Kennedy
Kennedy was a leading presidential candidate campaigning on civil rights, poverty, Vietnam, and institutional reform. His death transformed the 1968 election and ended another major Kennedy path to the presidency.
Baseline dossier published; continuing evidence review
6 Jun 1968Los Angeles, California, United StatesHomicide