The person I interviewed for this MLK project was my dad, Paul S. During the time Dr. King was killed in 1968, my dad was twenty-three. The first question I asked him was where he was living when Dr. King was shot. He told me he was living on Ellsworth Street, which is in Memphis, Tn. I asked him what stood out about Memphis in the 1960's. He told me that it was a much different city. "It was cleaner, the parks were excellent, and the streets and avenues were well kept. However, it was racially divided." The next thing I asked him was to describe his life in 1968. He told me that in 1968 he was a senior in college and very involved in civil rights and political actions. His days were full of class work, studying, and meeting with various political action groups. He also said he was involved in the Sanitarian Workers Strike, which brought Dr. King to Memphis. The next question I asked him was what he remembered about the day King was assassinated, what was different than normal, how he felt, where he was when he heard, and how everyone reacted. His response was, "Dr. King was assassinated April 4th, 1968. It was a Thursday evening. I was picking up a research paper that had been typed for me when I heard the news that Dr. King had been shot. It was approximately 5:45p.m. The city went into immediate crisis. Emergency vehicles were all over the streets, classes were canceled, and rioting began in Memphis and in major cities. I joined one of the political action groups and we watched the news across the world as people reacted to Dr. King's death. I remember thinking that our country was so divided, and would never be the same. Some cities still suffer from the riots that occurred that night." After that, I asked him to describe the night after Dr. King was shot, where he was that night, and what the city was like. He responded, "by Friday night I had met Oriani Fallaci, who was an internationally famous journalist sent here to cover King's death. She asked me to serve as her news team's guide around Memphis. It was very exciting to watch her gather her information and report her story. The city was full of soldiers and police." I asked what he thought of King before and after his death. He replied, "before his death, I thought Dr. King was clearly the most influential civil rights leader in the world, an eloquent speaker, and controversial political leader. After his death, I thought all the same, but with a greater appreciation of all that he had accomplished." Lastly, I asked him if life changed at all after his death. He responded with, "life changed, in that his death led to further debate, dialogue, and political action.