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It might be impossible to find non-fairuse images for this article... but maybe some have been released for whatever reason, I'm just no good at finding them. -- W.marsh 15:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm just curious as to whether this article may apply to other cities as well, or did what happen in Louisville rise to its own singular notability? Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 16:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
After reading it more closely, I realize that this riot was separate from the King assassination riots. Maybe it could use a more specific name -- that's possibly what was throwing me off. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 16:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
What I am surprised at in all the articles of the Louisville riots, the Louisville marches, and much other information, is that I find it is after thoughts of many people looking for heroes and not those of us who really marched, took part, or were in or at the riots. I stood in that convertible car, the vehicle from the Black Unity League of Kentucky, at 28th & Greenwood. (B.U.L.K., sponsored the requested appearance of Stokely Carmichael’s in Louisville KY. I was there when the announcement of Stokely's non appearance was made by his supposed replacement from SNCC, “Cortez,” when he tried to make his speech. It was he who incited the people, announcing Stolelys delay. Stokleys hold-up was not in Louisville, but it was wherever he was coming from, or so was said by Cortez, who later when we reached SNCC, had no knowledge of who he was! He was a plant! I know all this because I was a youth Coordinator and assisted in bringing the youth to rallies and marches. I worked with the West-end Community Counsel, K.C.L.C. (Lead by Dr. Kings brother, A.D. King), and the Black Unity League of Kentucky. Later in my militancy I became Minister of information for the Black Liberation Front Party, a faction of The Republic of New Africa. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimi Carr ( talk • contribs) 15:59, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
White flight from the West End began in the late 50's and early 60's when Urban Renewal and eminent domain forced the closure of negro schools and businesses in mid-town, only to return later as residents in the Village West complexes.
Indianapolis had a very bad riot that year, and I am sure that several cities with large black populations had bad riots that year as well. This particular page could easily become a disambigation (sp?) page.-- Bedford 16:52, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
Let's face the fact that these people were rioting in the wrong way, they were attacking people who weren't responsible for King's death or their suffering. Imagine, for a minute, that George W. Bush was killed by a black man and it was a racist attack and white people started attacking blacks and rioting there would be outrage and people saying, "Oh but you can't blame a whole community for one man's actions".
Views please.
82.14.70.99 23:17, 3 February 2007 (UTC)