WYPR - '68 The fire last time
WYPR 's Five-part Documentary Series, '68: The Fire Last Time
Some people call it a riot - others refer to it as a citizen uprising . Both terms describe a period of confusion, anger, and tension that engulfed the city in April 1968 following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. '68: The Fire Last Time, looks at the aftermath of the upheaval
Part 1: The Gathering Storm
By the Spring of 1968, the national mood of optimism that began the decade had been replaced by anxiety. A half-million American troops were in South Vietnam and the steady troop losses from the bitter conflict had increasingly demoralized President Lyndon Johnson and the nation.
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Part 2: Reaction
A look at the situation Baltimore faced following the tragic news from Memphis.
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Part 3: Explosion
On the morning of April 7th 1968 church bells rang for Palm Sunday and in East Baltimore those people who ventured out of their homes saw their neighborhoods transformed into war zones.
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Part 4: Backlash
Picks up the story on Thursday, April 11th, 1968.
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Part 5: Lessons Learned
Senior News Analyst Fraser Smith leads a panel discussion on the events that occured in Baltimore following the April 1968 assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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