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A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech by Robert F. Kennedy

Explain the purpose for Kennedy’s speech. Cite textual evidence to support your answer.

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Kennedy had to attempt to calm angry Americans, especially black Americans, from rioting and fighting authorities after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For those of you who are black and are tempted to be filled with hatred against all white people, I can only say that I feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed.