A building burns during riots in Washington, DC following assassination death of Martin Luther King, Jr. A fire truck arrives and firemen douse the fire with water hoses. Letters "D.C.F.D." standing for District of Columbia Fire Department, seen on jackets of firemen. African American citizens on sidewalks and streets outside buildings. People looting stores and stealing goods from stores with destroyed entry ways. Three men stand near a car and they open the trunk of the car.
Civil Rights leader Roy Wilkins condemns the looting and stealing taking place during the riots following Martin Luther King, Jr. He notes that this behavior "desecrates" the memory of Dr. King.
Sammy Davis Jr. condemns rioting in an interview in the United States. He notes that it is very disheartening that people are not mourning the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. He expresses his disappointment that people are not expressing sorrow less than 48 hrs after the King's death.
A civil rights leader condemns as "wrong and deplorable" the rioting in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the United States. He states that the nation "cannot digest" these actions.
Singer James Brown interview immediately following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination. He states that the United States "is the greatest country in the world." But he asks whether African American children will have homes to return to in the wake of rioting.
Walter Edward Fauntroy speaks about rioting following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and notes that all should "handle our grief in the spirit of non-violence." He adds that those who are responding violently are expressing dishonor towards King.
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