Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper, Final Edition, June 6, 1968, "RFK Dead!"
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In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
In 1968, many Americans asked themselves "What is happening to our country?" In June, Americans -- still reeling from the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- learned that Democratic Presidential candidate Robert "Bobby" Kennedy had been shot and mortally wounded. Many had hoped the brother of slain-President John F. Kennedy could restore faith in a country seemingly slipping into social and political turmoil.
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
06 June 1968
Subject Date
06 June 1968
Collection Title
Michael Cook Collection on Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinations
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2018.8.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mike and Darlene Cook.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Newsprint
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 15 in (folded)
Width: 12.5 in (folded)
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