82nd Airborne marching on Hillsborough Street during demonstration following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Title
82nd Airborne marching on Hillsborough Street during demonstration following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Description
This photograph, taken shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., is a bit of a puzzle. The 82nd Airborne, as active troops, were not allowed to carry weapons against American citizens. Therefore, likely, the troops were marching in some sort of activity or demonstration, and not as a show of strength against riots.
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Unknown
Source
Unknown, 82nd Airborne marching on Hillsborough Street during demonstration following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 1968. Accessed October 22, 2014, http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0228008
Date
1968-04-XX
Contributor
Samantha Vandermeade
Subject
US Army, Hillsborough Street
Type
still image
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Citation
Unknown, “82nd Airborne marching on Hillsborough Street during demonstration following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” The State of History, accessed December 2, 2024, https://soh.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/598.