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The Assassination Of John Peterson

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John Peterson is 85 years old African American male that was born in Chicago and moved to Minneapolis Minnesota at the age of twenty. Throughout my interview with John, I was able to learn and gather some information regarding key historical events that took place in United States. Most importantly, he shared the impact those events had on his life and people around him. John was 38 years old when Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated. Therefore, he was knowledgeable about civil right movements and racial problems that took place. In fact, John and many of his black friends participated in massive wave riots in Washington DC to express their anger regarding the assassination. According to John, many black across United States felt helpless

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