One day I was at my job, Sears, working on cleaning clothes for the talent show that we were giving the next day. All of a sudden people start storming in Sears talking about this big event that had happened. I leaned up against the door that was cracked and overheard them talking about how Martin Luther King had just been shot dead. They said that everybody is in shock and there was going to be a riot that would take place momentarily. When I heard this news I was in shock even though I didn't know too much about the man. I was in shock because I knew how important this man was to our city and to our race. A few minutes later my boss came in and told me and all of my coworkers that we had to get off early because there was going to be a curfew that night. As soon as she said that I packed up all of the clothes that I had just cleaned and left. As I was walking to my car I could hear faint noises of people yelling and screaming things from a distance. I couldn't make out what they were saying because it was so faint, but I knew they were angry by the tone of voice they used. So as I was driving home I passed by many blocks and I saw where the loud voices were coming from. People were doing all sorts of rioting such as breaking windows, standing outside yelling, and looting stores. When I made it home I turned on the news and saw the same things I had drove by. By the time I saw it on tv, they had the police out there trying to calm everything down. Finally after an hour or so of trying to contain the situation, they finally got the streets cleared and everybody put into their homes. The next day. The next few months the city was still shocked. Things began to change after King died. More rights were given to the blacks and some white peoples's views of black people began to change. Things that King fought for were being put to reality. After he died I began to learn much more about him and all the things he did to create equality. I'm very thankful for King and I'm glad to God sent a man like this to do great things on this earth.