Which of the following BEST illustrates the immediate reaction of the American public to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968?
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The nation entered an extended period of mourning, ultimately coming together and resolving to end social injustice through peaceful means.

Riots broke out throughout the country, representing the most widespread example of social unrest in the country since the Civil War.

Politicians from both major parties came together to pass civil rights legislation ending segregation and outlawing workplace discrimination.

The civil rights movement quickly disintegrated as despair and fear of violent retaliation to social protest began to outweigh hope.