RFK Speaks After MLK Killed | Flashback | History

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. That same night, Robert F. Kennedy delivered the devastating news of King’s death to a group of African American supporters at a campaign rally. This is audio and video from that speech. #HistoryChannel #Flashback
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[adampendergrass]

The secret service told Robert Kennedy that they could not protect him if things got violent but he still went and delivered one of the most powerful speeches in history

[TherapistTamaraHill]

Dr. King and the Kennedy's are blessings for us from God. Such a gracious group intent on creating the change our nation so desperately (and still desperately) needed. This breaks my heart every single time.

[sapphireluna]

I wish our leaders still talked like this today. This is inspiring 🇺🇸

[mrog]

Bobby was the real deal. He actually cared. And within two months they killed him too.

[potatodude]

Why did you leave out RFK's call to prayer? It was a crucial part of the short speech. "So I ask you to return home, to say a prayer for the family of Martin Luther King -- yeah, it's true -- but more importantly to say a prayer for our own country, which all of us love -- a prayer for understanding and that compassion of which I spoke."

[WLDB]

Sad that this speech is still just as relevant today

[michaelwoolsey]

There were no riots in Indianapolis that man calmed an entire crowd & nothing burned in that town that night.

[wendymott]

We need this message in our country again to unite and encourage people. Where are the few greats that can help us today?

[jdice]

This may have happened before my birth, but I find I am affected nonetheless. To lose both Dr. King and Robert Kennedy in 1968 was a gigantic blow to a country in turmoil attempting pitifully and painfully to find its way. I can only imagine the great heights we did not reach because these two inspirational leaders were taken from us. I have always believed that Robert would have been an even better president than John. Dr. King would have had an ally with whom progress would have been expeditiously realized. The SCOTUS appointments, the labor initiatives, civil protections, improvements to healthcare and education, along with the obviation of corporate abuses that could have been accomplished by the alignment of these two visionaries could have created a country that would not have welcomed the neoliberalism that took root in the '80s. Perhaps that is exactly why they needed to be stopped.

[fredmichaels]

Juan Romero held RFK's head off the kitchen floor where he had been felled by a bullet ;Romero said RFK's last words were "Is everybody ok ?"
In his dying moments He still Cared for Others More .

[beastieman]

rip mlk jr he will always be missed and remembered

[jamesmccluskey]

The most moving speech I've ever heard

[supercoolkidnajera]

Martin Dr Luther king jr was a wonderful man

[justkolbyh]

I actually wrote a report on Bobby Kennedy because he was a GOOD AND CARING MAN! I will forever love this speech and I will forever feel terrible that America lost an actual good politician.

[erikamaya]

May 2020, we need this speech in this country

[devilonyourshoulder]

Growing up, I only knew that President John F. Kennedy had a brother named Bobby. Though I also knew that both were assassinated, JFK in Dallas and RFK in California during his presidential campaign, I was taught almost nothing else about the Kennedy family's legacy and influence. I didn't live through those times, because I am only 20 years old I have no true understanding of the struggles the US had at that time, such as the ones Martin Luther King fought for. It is a shame that JFK's legacy shadows that of RFK, because Bobby Kennedy seemed to be a sincere and driven man who truly cared about the people he knew and America as a whole. He was also an excellent speaker, knowing how to draw you in and connect with his audience as he did here through referring to his brother's murder. Bobby's "Ripple of Hope" speech he gave in South Africa (I think that's where he gave it) is another excellent speech, should you be looking for another RFK speech

[ArtByZac]

Mr. "When the looting starts the shooting starts" could learn something from Kennedy about how to address your nation in a time of distress (nevermind that the looting was started by undercover cops and not by the people who were protesting)

[stevehunt]

One of the most moving speeches I have ev to heard

[JBGuitarInstruction]

This is an excellent example of leadership and compassion. Quite a stark contrast to the divider in chief we have today.

[pranz]

Right now please give this a listen!!! this is what we need