My grandmother, Bonita D. was seventeen years old when Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated. She was living in Memphis Tennessee at the time and her family was financially stable and she had two brothers. She went to school every day and she loved to read. She and her family supported Dr. King and loved when he came to Memphis to speak. My grandmother did not work, but her mother did make her do chores around the house like cook, clean, and watch out for her brothers. My grandmother remembers the day that King was assassinated. She said that her mother sat down with her and her brothers and told her that he had been shot. She also told them that before they went to bed to say a prayer. She said when her mother was telling her about the incident that she had tears in her eyes and the house was very quiet for the rest of the night. My grandmother was at home that night and she remembers that there was a lot of rioting and most of the African American people were very upset. She saw King as a very inspiring and courageous man. She said that she was sad about his death and she wished it wouldn't have happened like that. She had a lot of respect for him for dying for something that he believed in. She also remembers a lot of hatred, but also a lot of love and support for the King family. She also said that many people respected him more after his death and there was a lot of change in the city.