1. Assaulted at SCLC conference

    · Birmingham, Alabama, United States

    Assaulted at SCLC conference
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    During the SCLC convention's closing session, an American Nazi Party member struck King in the face; King declined to retaliate. Settlement coordinates are used because the quoted chronology does not identify the conference building.

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