April 4, 1968
Young’s column was published in the Sentinel the same day that Martin Luther King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The days following King’s murder brought grief and anger to black communities across the country, and many of these emotions were reflected in the black press. Here is a selection of black newspaper covers for the days after King’s death:
- Los Angeles Sentinel, April 11, 1968 (click to view JPG)Chicago Defender, April 6, 1968 (PDF)Chicago Defender, April 8, 1968 (PDF)New York Amsterdam News, April 13, 1968 (PDF)Pittsburgh Courier, April 13, 1968 (PDF)Philadelphia Tribune, April 8, 1968 (PDF)Baltimore Afro-American, April 6, 1968 (PDF)Cleveland Call and Post, April 13, 1968 (PDF)