Mlk Assassination
Tatiana Zevallos 230-05
Mr. Klein TMLA
Subject’s name: Juan Bravo Relationship: Grandfather
Topic Discussed: Assassination of Martin Luther King
Q: How old were you at the time of the assassination of Martin Luther King and where were you living?
A:: I was 18 years old at the time and I was living in New York City with both my parents.
Q: Do you remember what you were doing at the time of the assassination?
A:: Yes, I remembered I had just gotten home from hanging out with my friends and my mother called me to come and eat dinner. We had the television in front of us while we were eating and then we received breaking news at around 7 pm that Martin Luther King had been shot and killed.
Q: What was your reaction to the death of Martin Luther King?
A:: I remember sitting there in disbelief. I was speechless. I couldn’t believe he had died so unexpectedly. I suddenly lost my appetite and couldn’t eat anymore. I was anxious to hear what the news reporters were going to announce next.
Q: How did your parents react to this news?
A:: My parents were very upset and my mother began to cry. She couldn’t believe that such a warm and non violent person could be assassinated.
Q: What about the rest of your family and friends, how did they react?
A:: My sister had initially felt an overwhelming feeling of great loss. My grandparents were shocked and I remember my friends calling my house phone to see if I had heard of the terrible news.
Q: What were you most afraid about what was going to occur because of MLK’s death?
A:: I was fearful that there was going to be many riots occurring because of this tragic event, especially among the African Americans.
Q: When you returned to school was the environment different?
A:: Well returning for
Mr. Klein TMLA
Subject’s name: Juan Bravo Relationship: Grandfather
Topic Discussed: Assassination of Martin Luther King
Q: How old were you at the time of the assassination of Martin Luther King and where were you living?
A:: I was 18 years old at the time and I was living in New York City with both my parents.
Q: Do you remember what you were doing at the time of the assassination?
A:: Yes, I remembered I had just gotten home from hanging out with my friends and my mother called me to come and eat dinner. We had the television in front of us while we were eating and then we received breaking news at around 7 pm that Martin Luther King had been shot and killed.
Q: What was your reaction to the death of Martin Luther King?
A:: I remember sitting there in disbelief. I was speechless. I couldn’t believe he had died so unexpectedly. I suddenly lost my appetite and couldn’t eat anymore. I was anxious to hear what the news reporters were going to announce next.
Q: How did your parents react to this news?
A:: My parents were very upset and my mother began to cry. She couldn’t believe that such a warm and non violent person could be assassinated.
Q: What about the rest of your family and friends, how did they react?
A:: My sister had initially felt an overwhelming feeling of great loss. My grandparents were shocked and I remember my friends calling my house phone to see if I had heard of the terrible news.
Q: What were you most afraid about what was going to occur because of MLK’s death?
A:: I was fearful that there was going to be many riots occurring because of this tragic event, especially among the African Americans.
Q: When you returned to school was the environment different?
A:: Well returning for