On April 4th, 1968 Dorothy R. was a thirty year old stay at home mother of two who lived in Memphis Tennessee. To Dorothy, Memphis was a boring town. Every day Dorothy didn't do a whole lot. She took care of her two baby girls because school didn't start until 1st grade. But on April 4th things were different. Dorothy was driving and saw cars blocked off and people throwing bricks and breaking windows so she cut over to poplar and got home not knowing what was going on until later she found out MLK had been shot and killed. After that there was a curfew and she sat at home and did nothing but the city was crazy. Dorothy thought the same of King before and after his death. She felt that he was very peaceful but what he talked about was a very touchy subject that caused violence. For Dorothy life didn't really change after King's death but things did change to work out problems. Dorothy grew up in a different time.