They Made the change.

The assassinations of the 1960s kicked off with one of the greatest president of the United States John F Kennedy. John F Kennedy coming into the presidency very young he had a dream to left the united states up from its term oil. "A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten". On November 22, 1963 JFK was gunned down in Dallas, Texas. The nation was in shock the man that was going to change this nation around was gone.

JFK May 29Th 1917- November 22,1963

This next man that was taken away from this country was very important to the African American race, He was the most influential person of the 1960s. He was the reason why colored people took a stand, leader of the civil rights movement. "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live" Martin Luther King Jr. When he took the role of the leader of the civil rights he knew that his life was in danger. Martin knew that he could not use violence or riots to prove that Black People should be treated equal. He followed the teachings of Gandhi Peace and non violence. When Martin was shot kids were asking there teachers, Why did they kill a king?. Martin was not going to stop to he got what was right he made a statement that "we shall over come one day " He had the dream.
Martin Luther King Jr. Jan 16,1929 - April 4,1968