Sarah P., my grandmother, lived in Memphis, Tennessee during 1968. She remembers that while working for the telephone company and having two kids to take care of by getting them to school and going home to prepare meals, that there was a sense of racial tension that was present in Memphis. She says that Memphis was different back in 1968 because the city was not as busy due to the lack of all the technologies that we have today. On the day of King’s assassination, my grandmother remembers being at work and hearing others bring up the tragedy that had occurred. Out of all the things that felt different from the normal way of life in Memphis in 1968, she says that riots that had broken out and curfews that were put in place were the two differences that stood out the most. During this time, my grandmother said that she was scared along with the people around her. Not scared for themselves but scared about what would happen to the city of Memphis. She recalls everyone being told to stay inside and to just listen and watch the television for updates. Before the assassination of King, my grandmother knew of King as a civil rights leader. After the assassination, my grandmother felt that all the things that King had done had become more aware to her.