My grandma was 28 years old. She lived in Germantown TN. Germantown was a small town to her because she was from Dallas but Germantown was growing rapidly. It wasn't a huge but she says it still had a big city atmosphere.on dog the things that she really noticed was that everybody was segregated. Most of the suburbs were white people and the inner city was generally African American. She was a young married woman with one small child. Her husband was a salesman that traveled for a living and she was a stay at home mom. She really noticed there was little to no interaction between White and African American people. She was shocked when she heard the news that Martin Luther King was dead. She knew who he was but at the time didn't know much about him. She was in her bedroom folding clothes and watching tv when she saw the news. She was very concerned of potential rioting which later that night did happen. Her family and her stayed inside the house for the remainder of the night. For a while racial tensions were much higher but at the same time people came to realize how it really mattered that different races treated each other equally. The problem was often discussed and gradually tension in the community lessened to the point that it was much better than before. She learned what King really stood for and really respected how he wanted to accomplish his goals peacefully. After a period of time she noticed that the Memphis metro area seemed to be more integrated and different races seemed to accept each other in more of a respectful way. King had greatly impacted her community and the one we live in today.