
On the Mindless Menace of Violence: 50 Years Later
Season 23 Episode 19 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, reflects on her father's famous speech.
On April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Senator Robert F. Kennedy stood at The City Club of Cleveland's podium and delivered what is considered one of the most important speeches of the 20th century. In what came to be known as the "Mindless Menace of Violence" speech, Senator Kennedy spoke directly to a grieving nation.
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The City Club Forum is a local public television program presented by Ideastream

On the Mindless Menace of Violence: 50 Years Later
Season 23 Episode 19 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
On April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Senator Robert F. Kennedy stood at The City Club of Cleveland's podium and delivered what is considered one of the most important speeches of the 20th century. In what came to be known as the "Mindless Menace of Violence" speech, Senator Kennedy spoke directly to a grieving nation.
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