Which occurred in the wake of king’s assassination in 1968? riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the united states as people grieved. the civil rights movement was disbanded in the absence of leadership. most activists came to believe that nonviolence was the best approach. robert f. kennedy assumed king’s role within the civil rights movement.

The correct answer is:

Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved.

Explanation:

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 by James Earl Ray when he traveled to Memphis to support a labor strike. In the wake of his assassination riots broke out in more than one hundred cities throughout the United States as people grieved. King's assassination awoke feelings of anger mostly on the African American population of the United States, since he was the leader of the civil rights movement, although King promoted non violent protests, in the awake of his assassination not all riots were peaceful.

A. Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved.

The assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, in Memphis Tennessee, led to a series of marches and protests around the United States. Many people took the streets to express their grief and anger about what had happened.

Some of these demonstrations were peaceful but others turned violent. Part of the riots took place in Louisville (Kentucky), New York City (New York), Washington, D.C., Chicago (Illinois) and Baltimore (Maryland).  

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