Comments on: April 4, 1968 – MLK’s Assassination and the DC Riots http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/ A Washington DC insider's travel guide that's full of area information for both tourists and residents. Covers area attractions, activities, events, nightlife, memorials and monuments, historic sites, museums, the Smithsonian... Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Noah http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 Noah Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:58:40 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-1844 I invite you to my personal website where in explain my experience during this volatile time, link below http://sites.google.com/site/gironjoshua/images-of-a-childhood/washington-dc-1968-riots I invite you to my personal website where in explain my experience during this volatile time, link below

http://sites.google.com/site/gironjoshua/images-of-a-childhood/washington-dc-1968-riots

]]> By: Noah http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 Noah Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:32:27 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-1807 I too remember this time, living in an apartment building,1916 17th Street NW. I was five at the time and remember looking out the window of my parents 5th storey apartment building and seeing the national guard march down 17th street in a V formation. I too remember this time, living in an apartment building,1916 17th Street NW. I was five at the time and remember looking out the window of my parents 5th storey apartment building and seeing the national guard march down 17th street in a V formation.

]]> By: Kim Grant http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-1458 Kim Grant Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:38:01 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-1458 My Husband is a disabled Vietnam Vet, and was stationed in D.C. during the riots, prior to going overseas. He camped out at the reflecting pool for 2 weeks. He will never forget it! He said at times it was worse than Vietnam because he was fighting against his fellow Americans. I wondered if anyone had any pictures of the troops camping there. My Husband is a disabled Vietnam Vet, and was stationed in D.C. during the riots, prior to going overseas. He camped out at the reflecting pool for 2 weeks. He will never forget it! He said at times it was worse than Vietnam because he was fighting against his fellow Americans.
I wondered if anyone had any pictures of the troops camping there.

]]> By: Jon http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-1448 Jon Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:26:27 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-1448 Amazing James. It must have been a scary time. I haven't seen any interviews online. Amazing James.
It must have been a scary time. I haven’t seen any interviews online.

]]> By: james http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-1447 james Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:38:10 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-1447 i was one of the first black marine to arrive in d.c. the first night off the riots. i stayed and sleep at the capitol bldg after patroling the streets with police. i .was interviewed by several reporters on the steps of the capitol. are any interviews still around. i was one of the first black marine to arrive in d.c. the first night off the riots. i stayed and sleep at the capitol bldg after patroling the streets with police. i .was interviewed by several reporters on the steps of the capitol. are any interviews still around.

]]> By: 1968 - A Year of Global Student Turmoil http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-1321 1968 - A Year of Global Student Turmoil Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:21:19 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-1321 [...] broke out in cities across the country, including the now famous in Washington, DC riots in the U Street corridor, after Martin Luther King was [...] [...] broke out in cities across the country, including the now famous in Washington, DC riots in the U Street corridor, after Martin Luther King was [...]

]]> By: Where Were You During the DC & Baltimore Riots? - Page 9 - Southern Maryland Community Forums http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Where Were You During the DC & Baltimore Riots? - Page 9 - Southern Maryland Community Forums Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:45:20 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-1209 [...] concerned. Parents kept me and my friends that hung at our house on a very short leash.. April 4, 1968 - MLK [...] concerned. Parents kept me and my friends that hung at our house on a very short leash.. April 4, 1968 – MLK

]]> By: Jon http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Jon Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:23:47 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-787 Dennis: I've seen that classic image and I too was unable to find it on the web when researching the post. Perhaps the U.S. Archives may have an online copy. Dennis:
I’ve seen that classic image and I too was unable to find it on the web when researching the post. Perhaps the U.S. Archives may have an online copy.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Dennis Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:39:16 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/april-4-1968-mlks-assassination-and-the-dc-riots/#comment-736 I lived through all of this forty years ago and there was one picture that has never left my memory. It is of US Marines manning a fifty-caliber machine gun on the steps of the United States Capitol. It conveyed to me how close we came to collapsing as a nation. Does anyone know where that picture might be on the web?? I lived through all of this forty years ago and there was one picture that has never left my memory. It is of US Marines manning a fifty-caliber machine gun on the steps of the United States Capitol. It conveyed to me how close we came to collapsing as a nation. Does anyone know where that picture might be on the web??

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